JOHNSON v. STATE

No. 29141.

305 S.W.2d 603 (1957)

Lee JOHNSON Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

October 9, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

No appearance for appellant.

Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


DAVIDSON, Judge.

This is a fondling case; the punishment, twenty-five years in the penitentiary.

The prosecutrix, six years of age, did not testify. The trial court determined that she was not a competent witness because she did not know and understand the nature of an oath.

The state relied for a conviction, primarily, upon the written confession of the appellant wherein he admitted facts sufficient to authorize his conviction.

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