HARRIS v. STATE

No. 44249.

473 S.W.2d 37 (1971)

Lugene HARRIS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

November 23, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence R. Green, Dallas (Court appointed on appeal), for appellant.

Henry Wade, Dist. Atty., John Tolle, Asst. Dist. Atty., Dallas, and Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


OPINION

ROBERTS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for rape. Trial was before a jury with punishment set by the jury at life imprisonment.

Appellant contends, in his first ground of error, that the evidence is not sufficient to sustain the conviction. In particular, he contends that the evidence of penetration was not sufficient. A brief summary of the evidence will be in order.

Two Dallas police officers testified that they answered...

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