Seals v. State

LAWSON, Justice.

The appeal is from a judgment of conviction for rape, with the infliction of the death penalty.

Appellant, Willie Seals, is of the Negro race. The victim is a white woman. The crime was committed on Sunday night, June 15, 1958, shortly before midnight, or within a few minutes after midnight on the morning of June 16th.

Appellant was indicted on October 24, 1958, and was arraigned on October 29, 1958. Upon arraignment, Seals pleaded not guilty. As indicated above, the jury found him guilty and imposed the death penalty. Judgment and sentence were in accord with the verdict. There…