People v. Barrow

Joseph Louis Barrow, defendant herein, was convicted of the crime of rape 1 in the Recorder’s Court in the City of Detroit before a jury on August 14 through 16, 1967, and sentenced to prison on August 30, 1967. Upon denial of motion for new trial, defendant appeals. Present appointed counsel on appeal did not represent defendant at trial.

A background of the facts are important to deal properly with the issues raised on this appeal. The alleged rape of the complainant as set forth in her complaint dated May 14, 1967, took place on the evening of May 8, 1967. On May 17, 1967, upon defendant’s…