McArthur v. State

Michael Timothy McArthur, the appellant, was convicted of first degree rape and was sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment. He was also convicted of unlawful imprisonment in the second degree and was sentenced to three months' imprisonment. The victim of each offense was his wife. The appellant raises two issues on this appeal from his convictions.

I

The appellant argues that the trial court erred in refusing to grant his motion for a pretrial mental competency examination.

At a hearing held on the merits of that motion, the appellant's mother testified that at the time of the incidents in…