Jackson v. State

The defendant was indicted for rape. After investigation and consideration, treatment as a youthful offender was denied. A jury found the defendant "guilty as charged". The trial court sentenced the defendant to life imprisonment noting that "it was an aggravated rape, one of the most aggravated rapes that this court has ever heard of, and there was also a weapon involved".

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The defendant was an eighteen year old black youth at the time of the crime. The victim was a twenty year old white female.

The trial court sustained the State's objection and would not permit defense counsel to cross…