Claxton v. People

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Pringle.

A jury found Robert Freddie Claxton (hereinafter called Claxton or defendant) guilty of kidnaping and assault with intent to commit rape. He was sentenced to the State Penitentiary for three to four years on each count, the sentences to run concurrently.

An information filed July 23, 1965, charged Claxton and one Leonard Lewis LaMaster with two counts of kidnaping and one count of assault with intent to commit rape. Claxton’s motion for severance was granted and his jury trial set for a date prior to La-Master’s.

Defendant and the complaining witness, Shirley…