Baynes v. State

The Grand Jury of Dallas County returned an indictment against the appellant, Arthur Larnell Baynes, charging him with the offense of rape in the second degree, a Class C felony, in violation of Section 13A-6-62 of the Code of Alabama, 1975. The appellant entered a plea of not guilty. A jury returned a verdict finding the appellant guilty of rape in the second degree as charged in the indictment. The trial court duly sentenced the appellant to the penitentiary for a period of ten years. The appellant duly appealed to this Court.

The appellant was represented at all proceedings in the trial…