Synagogue v. State

MORROW, Presiding Judge.

The offense is rape; penalty assessed at confinement in the penitentiary for five years.

The offense charged is rape upon a female under the age of eighteen years; also rape by force. The alleged injured party was L. O. D. Frank.

A plea of guilty was entered. An application for a suspended sentence was filed. There was a general verdict of guilty of rape.

The appellant prepared and sought to file a motion for new trial. The case was tried January 22, 1932, and a verdict rendered on the same day. On March 21, 1932, the appellant presented to the clerk for filing a motion…