HICKMAN, Justice.
Arthur Lee Cotton was convicted in the Desha County Circuit Court of raping two women, one of whom was Cotton's sister-inlaw. He was sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary on each count, the sentences to run consecutively.
On appeal Cotton alleges two errors: the court should have granted a continuance; and, substituted counsel should have been appointed. We find no error and affirm the judgment.
In September of 1977, Cotton was...
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