Taylor v. State

BOWEN W. SIMMONS, Retired Circuit Judge.

Jury conviction of defendant was for rape; sentence: twenty-four years imprisonment.

The victim of the alleged rape was about twenty years of age and was unmarried at the time. The offense took place in Montgomery County on August 11, 1976.

It appears from the evidence that the victim and a female companion, who was *1155two years younger, were accosted by defendant on, or near, a railroad track about 9:30 a. m. They were ordered to proceed a short distance to a certain point, where they entered some bushes. The defendant had a rifle in his possession which he…