COWLES v. STATE

No. 48548.

510 S.W.2d 608 (1974)

Larry Alan COWLES, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

Rehearing Denied July 17, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael L. Morrow, Dallas, for appellant.

Henry Wade, Dist. Atty., & Richard W. Wilhelm, Asst. Dist. Atty., Dallas, and Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


OPINION

BILL J. CORNELIUS, Commissioner.

Appellant was convicted of rape, and the jury assessed his punishment at thirty (30) years' confinement.

The evidence showed that the prosecutrix went to a washateria located behind her apartment complex. While she was there alone, the appellant attacked her, beating and choking her into unconsciousness. When she regained consciousness, appellant was raping her. Because the prosecutrix did not return from...

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