NICHOLS v. STATE

No. 36758.

378 S.W.2d 335 (1964)

Robert J. D. NICHOLS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

Rehearing Denied May 13, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank Mabry, Houston, for appellant.

Frank Briscoe, Dist. Atty., Carl E. F. Dally, James C. Brough and Gas J. Zgourides, Asst. Dist. Attys., Houston, and Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


McDONALD, Judge.

The offense is statutory rape; the punishment, 20 years confinement in the state penitentiary.

In view of our disposition of this case, a recitation of the facts will be unnecessary.

The record reveals that the young 14 year old prosecutrix had testified fully upon direct examination by the State. She was then cross-examined rather extensively by appellant's counsel and was, at the conclusion of the cross-examination, taken again on...

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