State v. Taylor

Oxner, Justice.

Appellant, a Negro about thirty years of age, was convicted of rape and a sexrtence of death by electrocution imposed. The oxxly questioxi raised by the exceptions is whether the Court below erred in refusing a motioxi for a new trial upoxi the ground that the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict. There was no motion for a directed verdict.

In studying the record after the case was argued, we concluded there was a serious question as to whether the method pursued by the officers in seeking to aid the prosecutrix in identifying appellant by his voice violated the…