Mathis v. State

Deen, Chief Judge.

Willie Mathis brings this out-of-time appeal from convictions in two separate cases. The indictment included all of the offenses for which he was tried. On May 25,1977, he was convicted of rape and on July 20,1977, he was convicted of the rape of a different victim, aggravated sodomy and aggravated assault.

1. As to the May 25, 1977, conviction, appellant contends that the trial court erred in its charge on rape and also asserts the general grounds.(a) In the preliminary charge to the jury the judge charged the exact language of Code Ann. § 26-2001. After the jury heard the…