ADKISSON, Chief Justice.
After a jury trial, appellant was convicted of rape and burglary and sentenced as a habitual offender to life imprisonment and fined $15,000 for rape and to 40 years for burglary. The sentences were set to run consecutively. On appeal we reverse and remand for a new trial.
The evidence showed that on November 9, 1980, at approximately 7:30 p.m. appellant entered the victim's apartment through an open window and raped her. Five days...
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