Collins v. State

Appellant-defendant, an indigent, was indicted for rape. A jury convicted him as charged and fixed sentence at fifty years imprisonment. This appeal is from an entry of judgment pursuant to the verdict.

The record indicates that the alleged offense occurred on May 26, 1976, at or near a cemetery in Jefferson County. The res gestae began at a drugstore where defendant engaged the prosecutrix in a conversation about her unemployment. He made a suggestion that she follow in her car while he led the way in his car to the airport at which point employment might be obtained.

Enroute, defendant's car…