State v. Taylor

HENRY I. EAGER, Special Commissioner.

Defendant was convicted of the forcible rape of a sixteen-year-old girl and, with proof of prior convictions, was sentenced to a term of 20 years. He was represented by counsel of his own choice. Motion for new trial was overruled; the notice of appeal was filed late, but this Court granted leave to file a late appeal. The case is here on a voluminous transcript furnished to him as a poor person.

The sufficiency of the evidence is not attacked, although counsel, throughout the brief, disparages the definiteness of the identification testimony. The name of…