Watkins v. State

Birdsong, Judge.

Robert R. Watkins was convicted of rape and aggravated sodomy and sentenced to life imprisonment.

The evidence showed the following: The victim, age 18, worked . with appellant at a restaurant where he was the cook. The victim and a co-worker asked appellant for a ride home after work. After appellant dropped the co-worker off at her home, the victim refused his invitation to go to a club. As they drove on appellant seemed lost and made as if to turn around in a small park. Instead, he parked the car and shoved or pushed the victim into the back seat of the car and raped and…