Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Kenneth Dwayne White, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

July 16, 19691969 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 1032

Summary

The Court affirmed the conviction for statutory rape, holding that the trial court's evidentiary rulings on the marital status question, the alleged letter, and the defendant's character testimony at the penalty stage did not constitute reversible error. A concurring opinion agreed with the result but warned against limiting a defendant's right to present mitigating evidence at sentencing.