Harriman v. State

Pope, Judge.

After a trial by jury, appellant was convicted of the offense of rape and sentenced to serve ten years in prison. Appellant appeals his conviction and the subsequent denial of his motion for new trial.

1. Appellant raises the general grounds. The victim testified that she and appellant were friends from high school. On the night the offense was committed, upon appellant’s request the victim gave him a ride in her car for a short distance to the East Point Woman’s Club where appellant claimed that his grandmother was working. According to appellant, the victim testified, he would…