Pruitt v. State

Frank Holt, Justice.

The appellant was convicted of the crime of first degree rape by a jury which imposed a life sentence in the State Penitentiary. There was no appeal from that judgment. After two years as an inmate he now has filed a petition for post-conviction relief pursuant to our Criminal Procedure Rule 1. The trial court, by written findings of fact and conclusions of law, dismissed appellant’s petition. On appeal the appellant first contends for reversal that “his apprehension without warrant in his home and isolation in jail without bail and questioning by prosecuting attorney…