Minniefield v. State

CATES, Judge.

Rape; sentence, ninety-nine years. Code-1940, T. 14, § 395. Defendant pled not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity.

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Appellant urges reversible error in the ruling of the trial court denying his motion for a continuance. It is asserted in brief that the denial of a continuance deprived the defendant of a fair trial because counsel for the defense did not have sufficient time to prepare the case, and because certain witnesses were not available at the time of trial.

Minniefield was arrested in the early morning hours of March 9, 1970. An indictment was returned on Thursday,…