State v. Arrington

HOLMAN, Presiding Judge.

Defendant, Charles Arrington, was found guilty of the offense of forcible rape and his punishment was fixed by the jury at imprisonment for a term of forty years. See Section 559.260, RSMo 1969, V.A.M.S. He appealed and the conviction was affirmed by this court. State v. Arrington, 375 S.W.2d 186 (Mo.1964). However, on November 12, 1974, at the request of defendant, we set aside the affirmance because defendant, an indigent, did not have counsel on appeal. The case has been briefed and argued and we now consider it anew. We again affirm.

We adopt the statement of facts…