Rhoden v. State

HARRIS, Judge.

On February 5, 1971, appellant was indicted by the Grand Jury of Jefferson County for the offense of rape. He was duly arraigned on the 27th day of May, 1971, with a court-appointed lawyer. The case was originally set for trial on June 21, 1971, and passed to September 13, 1971. At arraignment, appellant interposed two pleas, (.1) not guilty, and (2) not guilty by reason of insanity. On the date of trial the special plea of not guilty by reason of insanity was withdrawn. The jury rendered a verdict of guilty as charged in the indictment and fixed his punishment at imprisonment…