Belcher v. State

OPINION

WARREN, Justice.

A jury found appellant guilty of aggravated rape and assessed punishment at 40 years confinement.

We affirm.

At approximately 6:30 a.m., June 11, 1981, complainant was walking from her apartment to her car when she saw a man peeping into an apartment window. The man, whom she later identified as appellant, approached her brandishing an ivory handled knife with a blade approximately four inches long. He placed the knife to her throat, told her that he would not hurt her if she did not talk, and pulled her to a recessed area in front of an apartment. Appellant then removed…