JONES v. STATE

No. 25239.

240 S.W.2d 771 (1951)

JONES v. STATE.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

Rehearing Denied June 27, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Larry Scarborough, George Overshiner, Abilene, for appellant.

Wiley L. Caffey, Dist. Atty., Abilene, George P. Blackburn, State's Atty., of Austin, for the State.


DAVIDSON, Commissioner.

Rape by force is the offense; the punishment, confinement in the penitentiary for life.

About dusk on October 3, 1950, a tire upon the automobile prosecutrix was driving, unaccompanied, went flat near Abilene, where she lived. Appellant came along in his automobile and offered his assistance, which prosecutrix accepted. After a time and with some degree of difficulty, the tire was removed and appellant, in his car, carried it to a service...

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