Snead v. State

FOSTER, Justice.

Appellant was tried and convicted of rape and sentenced to execution. He was represented by two attorneys appointed by the court. They apparently did the work in an efficient and diligent way. No question is presented of a preliminary nature, either as to the indictment, the arraignment, setting the trial, time when it was had. The record shows regularity in all respects required under such circumstances.

The serious contention in the case was the identity of the guilty party. The alleged crime occurred on June 14, 1939. Defendant was arrested in January 1941. While he was in…