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ALLISON v. STATE

No. 25703.

248 S.W.2d 147 (1952)

ALLISON v. STATE.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

Rehearing Denied April 23, 1952.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

M. Gabriel Nahas, Jr., Spurgeon E. Bell, Houston, for appellant.

Sam W. Davis, Criminal Dist. Atty., King C. Haynie, Asst. Crim. Dist. Atty., Houston, George P. Blackburn, State's Atty., of Austin, for the State.

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is rape; the punishment, death.

In view of our disposition of this appeal, a statement of facts will not be necessary other than to observe that the appellant was a member of the colored race and the injured party was a white woman.

Bill of exception No. 16 relates to a portion of the argument of the district attorney, to-wit:

"I am not criticizing the defendant for bringing a witness of the same race. I just want...

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