Lewis v. State

STILLEY, Justice.

Appellant received a life sentence after being adjudged guilty by a jury for the offense of aggravated rape. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

The sufficiency of the evidence is not contested.

On the night of August 31, 1979, the complainant was sleeping in the downstairs area of a townhouse belonging to a friend. She awakened to find appellant in the apartment, displaying a handgun. The appellant put complainant’s friend in a closet, and then engaged in unconsented sexual intercourse with complainant on threat of death.

After completing this act, appellant ordered…