EDWARDS v. STATE

No. 32997.

344 S.W.2d 687 (1961)

James EDWARDS, Appellant, v. STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

March 8, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Neal Wheeler, Dallas, for appellant.

Henry Wade, Criminal Dist. Atty., Thomas B. Thorpe, William F. Tucker, Phil Burleson, Asst. Dist. Attys., Dallas, and Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


DICE, Commissioner.

Rape is the offense; the punishment, death.

The prosecutrix, 32 years of age, lived in the City of Dallas with her two young sons and was employed as a waitress at a local hotel.

Upon being called as a witness by the State, the prosecutrix testified that, on the night in question, as she was walking home from work after getting off a bus, an automobile drove up to the curb and stopped; that a Negro man, whom she positively identified...

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