Covington v. State

Pope, Judge.

Covington was convicted of rape and sentenced to life imprisonment. He appeals from the denial of his amended motion for new trial and we affirm.

1. Appellant’s arguments that he was denied his right .of confrontation and right to a thorough and sifting cross-examination are not supported by the trial transcript. Counsel for defense was allowed to question the prosecutrix at some length about her willingness to accompany Covington in his truck, and the trial judge’s prohibition from further “developing any fascination that the victim may have had for pickup trucks and the people…