PRICE, Presiding Judge.
The appellant was convicted of rape. Punishment was fixed at imprisonment in the penitentiary for ten years.
The testimony of the prosecutrix tended to make out the offense as charged.
The defendant admitted he had sexual intercourse with the prosecutrix but claimed it was with her consent and denied the use of force.
The trial judge, in its oral charge to the jury, stated:
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