Jenkins v. State

HARRIS, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of carnal knowledge of a girl under the age of 12 years and the jury fixed his punishment at 14 years imprisonment in the penitentiary. Appellant had court-appointed counsel at his arraignment who also represented him at trial. Appellant pleaded not guilty. After sentence was imposed, he gave notice of appeal and requested a free transcript. His request was granted and trial counsel was appointed to represent him on appeal.

The Attorney General filed a motion to strike the transcript of the evidence on the ground the same was not timely filed.

This motion…