Davis case delayed until May 6

The suspect in a 1980 rape in Cape Girardeau was scheduled for arraignment Monday, but his strange response to routine questions prompted a delay.

Daryl K. Davis is accused of breaking into the basement apartment of a Southeast Missouri State University student and raping her at knife point.

DNA evidence implicated Davis in the attack.

Davis, who already is serving nine life sentences for a series of sexual assaults in St. Louis County, appeared in court Monday via a video link.

Judge Gary Kamp asked Davis whether he planned to hire his own lawyer, whether he wanted to request a public defender and whether he planned to represent himself.

Davis -- speaking quietly, his eyelids drooping and a passive expression on his face -- answered "no" to all three questions.

Kamp continued the case to May 6. He advised Davis that he would have to represent himself if he had not made a decision about his legal representation by then.

Pertinent address:

100 Court St., Jackson, Mo.