Case Name: MORA v. STATE
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1914-04-15
Citations: 167 S.W. 344
Docket Number: No. 3092
Parties: MORA v. STATE.
Judges: 
Reporter: South Western Reporter
Volume: 167
Pages: 344–345

Head Matter:
MORA v. STATE.
(No. 3092.)
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
April 15, 1914.
On Motion for Rehearing, May 13, 1914.)
1. Rape (§ 52 ) — Evidence—Age of PROSECU-TRIX.
The evidence amply showed that prosecu-trix was under 15 years of age, where, though the year of birth was not named, it was fixed by an event the date of which was shown.
[Ed. Note. — For other cases, see Rape, Cent. Dig. §§ 71-74, 76; Dec. Dig. § 52. ]
2. Rape (§ 52 ) — Sufficiency of Evidence.
Where penetration was testified to by the girl and admitted by appellant in his confession introduced in evidence, it was sufficiently proven.
[Ed. Note. — For other eases, see Rape, Cent. Dig. §§ 71-74, 76; Dec. Dig. § 52. ]
3. Ceiminal Law (§ 922 ) — Objection to Charge — 1Time.
Where no objection was taken to the . charge during the- trial and before it was read to the jury, it is too late to complain of it for the first time in the motion for a new trial.
[Ed. Note. — For other cases, see Criminal Law, Cent. Dig. §§ 2210-2218; Dec. Dig. § 922. ]
On Motion for Rehearing.
4. Criminal Law (§ 1086 ) — Record — Ruling on Motion to Elect:
- The record on appeal should contain the court’s judgment on a motion to require the, state to elect' which offense it wduld rely upon in asking for a conviction.
[Ed. Note. — For other cases, see Criminal Law, Cent. .Dig. §§ 2736-2769, 2770, 2772, 2794; Dec. Dig. § 1086. ]
5. Criminal Law (§ 678 ) — Trial—Election Between Acts.
The state, at the conclusion of the testimony in a prosecution for rape on a girl under 15 years of age, should be required, on motion of defendant, to elect upon which specific act of intercourse it would rely for a conviction.
[Ed. Note. — For other cases, see Criminal Law, Cent. Dig. §§ 1580-1583; Dec. Dig. § 678. ]
Appeal from District Court, Webb County; J. P. Mullally, Judge.
Ildelfonso Mora was convicted of rape on a girl under 15 years of age, and he appeals.
Reversed and remanded on rehearing.
N. A. Rector, of Austin, for appellant. C. E. Lane, Asst. Atty. Gen., for the State.
For other oases see same .topic and section NUMBER in Dec. Dig. & Am. Dig. -Key-No. Series- & Rep’r Indexed.

Opinion:
HARPER, J.
Appellant was convicted of rape on a girl under 15 years of age, and his punishment assessed at 5 years' confinement in the state penitentiary.
The first ground in the motion for new trial contends that the evidence is insufficient, because no witness named the year in which prosecutrix was born. The evidence amply shows that she was under 15 years of age, for, while the year of birth was not named, yet it was fixed by an event, and the date of this shown; and it would be immaterial, under such circumstances, whether or not she gave her consent to the act of intercourse.
Penetration was testified to by the girl, and admitted by appellant in his confession introduced in evidence; so this fact was sufficiently proven.
As to there being no sworn testimony that Raquel Ojeda was not married to defendant, this was admitted in open court on the trial of this case. ' The evidence amply supports the verdict, and, under the testimony in this case, there was no error in admitting the confession in evidence.
This case was tried in December of last year, and no objections were made to the charge as given during the trial of the case and before it was read to the jury, and it is too late now to complain of'the charge for the first time in the motion for new trial.
The judgment is affirmed.