Case Name: Jimmy KRUGER, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1981-10-28
Citations: 623 S.W.2d 386
Docket Number: No. 60696
Parties: Jimmy KRUGER, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.
Judges: Before ONION, P. J., and TOM G. DAVIS and CLINTON, JJ.
Reporter: South Western Reporter Second Series
Volume: 623
Pages: 386–391

Head Matter:
Jimmy KRUGER, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.
No. 60696.
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, Panel No. 2.
Oct. 28, 1981.
Michael W. George, William L. Smith, Jr., Denton, for appellant.
Jerry W. Cobb, County Atty., and David Bays, Asst. County Atty., Denton, Robert Huttash, State’s Atty., Austin, for the State.
Before ONION, P. J., and TOM G. DAVIS and CLINTON, JJ.

Opinion:
OPINION
ONION, Presiding Judge.
This is an appeal from a conviction for rape of a child, where the punishment was assessed by the jury at ten (10) years' imprisonment and a fine of $5,000.00, probate ed.
On appeal appellant's sole ground of error is the conviction is based upon V.T.C.A., Penal Code, § 21.09, which statute is unconstitutional in that it invidiously discriminates against males in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment, United States Constitution, and Article I, § 3a of the Texas Constitution.
This same contention was raised in and answered adversely to appellant's argument in Ex parte Groves, 571 S.W.2d 888 (Tex.Cr.App.1978). We adhere to Groves.
The judgment is affirmed.