State v. Dumas

The appellant in this case was arrested on the 19th day of March, 1988, and charged with two counts of attempted rape, one count of felonious assault, and one count of kidnapping. The appellant remained incarcerated on these charges thereafter and at all relevant time throughout this proceeding.

On the above date, the appellant had gone to visit the mother of the victim, Tammy Hampton, and while her mother was out of the apartment, appellant is alleged to have entered the victim's room and attempted to have sex with her. A fight ensued with a hammer in which the victim allegedly struck at the…