Jones v. State

Birdsong, Judge.

Willie Earl Jones was convicted of rape, forcible sodomy, and kidnapping. He was sentenced to life imprisonment for the rape and twenty years each for the sodomy and kidnapping, all sentences to run concurrently. Jones raises a sole enumeration of error, the adequacy of representation. Held:

At the outset, we note that appellant raised no question as to the adequacy of his representation at any time during his trial nor did he raise the issue on a subsequently denied motion for new trial. He was represented at trial by a different attorney than the one who now represents him on…