State v. Stoma

ODOM, Justice.

The defendant was indicted for the crime of rape, convicted as charged without capital punishment, and sentenced to hard labor for life. He appealed from the conviction and sentence.

There are in the record 30 bills of exception, each of which is based upon an alleged error in. the proceeding. ' It is unnecessary to mention or discuss these bills because there is an error of law apparent on the face of the record. This error is set up by counsel for defendant in a special assignment of errors filed in this court.

Article 421 of the Code of Criminal Procedure provides that, “When…