Minor v. State

Judge Harold R. Banke.

Curtis Minor was convicted of burglary, rape, aggravated assault, and false imprisonment. In his sole enumeration, Minor argues that the trial court erred in denying his motion for continuance.

The victim woke around 1:00 a.m. with Minor, a co-worker, standing beside her bed. He beat her, threatened her with a knife and gun, and raped her. Then he wiped her off, told her not to move for ten minutes, and left.

Just prior to trial, Minor’s family retained private counsel for him and Minor attempted to discharge his court-appointed counsel. After private counsel…