CARTER v. STATE

No. 2-84-021-CR.

691 S.W.2d 112 (1985)

Dobbis Joe CARTER, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, State.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Fort Worth.

June 6, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Law Offices of Lane & Lane, Jim Lane, Michael Sloan, Fort Worth, for appellant.

Tim Curry, Dist. Atty., David K. Chapman, Asst. Dist. Atty., Fort Worth, for State.

Before JORDAN, ASHWORTH and JOE SPURLOCK, II, JJ.


OPINION

ASHWORTH, Justice.

Appellant was convicted by a jury of the offense of rape. TEX.PENAL CODE ANN. sec. 21.02 (Vernon 1974). The jury assessed punishment of twenty year's confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections and a $5,000 fine.

Appellant raises three grounds of error on appeal:

(1) The trial court erred in denying his motion to quash the indictment because the State improperly influenced the grand jury which returned the...

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