Banks v. State

Deen, Presiding Judge.

The victim of the rape leading to the conviction that is the subject matter of this appeal was walking home alone, as was her custom, from a nearby hospital where she had just finished working the 3-11:00 p.m. shift when she encountered a black male wearing shorts, tube socks, tennis shoes, a hat, and no shirt. The man muttered something unintelligible and continued down the sidewalk. Moments later the woman heard footsteps behind her and accelerated her pace, but was suddenly seized from behind by an arm around her neck and another around her body. The assailant dragged…