Gonzales v. State

DAVIDSON, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of rape and given the death penalty.

The record is before us without a statement of the facts or bill of exceptions. The indictment charged the rape to have been committed in Atascosa County. It seems from the record before us that the offense was committed in Live Oak County, which was in the same judicial district as Atascosa County. Hnder the circumstances stated in the statute, the County of Atascosa might have jurisdiction to try the offense, although it was actually committed in Live Oak County, this being rape. The statute authorizing this has…