BELL v. STATE

No. 52494.

546 S.W.2d 614 (1977)

Roy Sylvester BELL, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

Rehearing Denied March 1, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Melvyn Carson Bruder and Tom W. Mills, Jr., Charles H. Erwin, Dallas, for appellant.

Henry Wade, Dist. Atty., Edgar A. Mason, John Ovard and James K. Johnson, Asst. Dist. Attys., Dallas, Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., David S. McAngus, Asst. State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


OPINION

BROWN, Commissioner.

This is an appeal from a conviction for rape under the provisions of the former Penal Code, Article 1183, Vernon's Ann.P.C. Appellant was tried before a jury which assessed punishment at ninety-nine (99) years in the Texas Department of Corrections.

The sufficiency of the evidence is not challenged. Briefly summarized, the record reflects that the appellant abducted the prosecutrix...

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