Patterson v. State

BOULDIN, Justice.

Appellant, Haywood Patterson, was convicted of the offense of rape,-and his punishment fixed at death.

The cause was before us on former appeal. Patterson v. State, 224 Ala. 531, 141 So. 195.

Other decisions on appeals by defendants jointly indicted with this appellant are Weems et al. v. State, 224 Ala. 524, 141 So. 215, and Powell et al. v. State, 224 Ala. 540, 141 So. 201.

The judgments of affirmance in this court were reversed for denial of the right of counsel, or inadequate provision for counsel, to represent the defendants in the trial court. Powell et al. v. Alabama, 287…