MOODY v. STATE

No. 32755.

343 S.W.2d 698 (1961)

Odgen W. MOODY, Appellant, v. STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

Rehearing Denied March 8, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Spence, Martin & Richie (on appeal only), Wichita Falls, for appellant.

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


BELCHER, Commissioner.

The conviction is for incest; the punishment, 10 years.

The prosecutrix, age sixteen, testified that the appellant was her father and that he had had sexual intercourse with her since she was 10 or 11 years of age, and that such acts, at times, were as frequent as twice a month including an act on or about April 2, 1957 as alleged in the indictment. The state offered proof showing the making by the appellant of a voluntary written statement...

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