FAULKNER v. STATE

No. 38014.

390 S.W.2d 754 (1965)

H. W. (Bill) FAULKNER, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

Rehearing Denied May 26, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Valton Sudderth, Brownwood, Ben D. Sudderth, Comanche, for appellant.

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


DICE, Commissioner.

The offense is statutory rape; the punishment, five years.

The prosecutrix, who was thirteen years of age on the date of the alleged offense, lived with her father and other brothers and sisters at Brookesmith, in Brown County. The appellant, sixty-three years old, was an acquaintance of the family and on numerous occasions came to the home and took the prosecutrix and her brothers and sisters riding in his pickup truck.

The prosecutrix...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases