CHAVEZ v. STATE

No. 39677.

408 S.W.2d 714 (1966)

Jimmy Placido CHAVEZ, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

Rehearing Denied November 30, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gilbert K. Howard, Amarillo, for appellant.

Dee D. Miller, Dist. Atty., Bob D. Slough, Asst. Dist. Atty., Amarillo, and Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


OPINION

WOODLEY, Judge.

The offense is rape; the punishment, death.

Represented by able counsel whose experience included service as district attorney of the district where the indictment was returned and the case was called for trial, appellant pleaded guilty and a jury was selected to assess his punishment.

The evidence shows that the victim, an eight year old girl, was discovered missing and the police were notified.

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