THOMAS v. STATE

No. 39241.

399 S.W.2d 555 (1966)

George Earnest THOMAS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

March 2, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald Waldie, Dallas, Counsel by Appointment, Ralph L. McDowell, Dallas, Counsel by Appointment, Emmett Colvin, Jr., Dallas, Appeal Counsel by Appointment, for appellant.

Henry Wade, Dist. Atty., Charles L. Caperton, John H. Stauffer and W. John Allison, Jr., Asst. Dist. Attys., Dallas, and Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


DICE, Commissioner.

The conviction is under Art. 535d, Vernon's Ann.P.C., for fondling; the punishment, twenty years.

The prosecutrix, seven years of age, testified that on the day in question she lived with her mother and stepfather, the appellant; that in the early morning appellant came into the room where she was sleeping with her younger sister and took her into another room, where he put a towel under her and took off her panties; that appellant then...

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