JAMES v. STATE

No. 52416.

546 S.W.2d 306 (1977)

Henry Edward JAMES, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

February 2, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

M. Bruce Fort, Texas City, for appellant.

Ronald L. Wilson, Dist. Atty. and James F. Hury, Asst. Dist. Atty., Galveston, Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty. and David S. McAngus, Asst. State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


OPINION

BROWN, Commissioner.

This is an appeal from a conviction for aggravated rape. Trial was before a jury and punishment, enhanced by prior convictions, was set at life in the Texas Department of Corrections.

The sufficiency of the evidence is not challenged. Briefly stated, the record reflects the complaining witness' testimony that appellant abducted her from the parking area near her apartment, beat her with a flashlight, forced her to commit...

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