Patrick v. State

The appellant, Michael Anthony Patrick, was convicted of rape in the first degree, a violation of § 13A-6-61, Code of Alabama 1975. He was sentenced to imprisonment for life in the penitentiary.

The state's evidence tended to show that on September 20, 1994, the appellant engaged in sexual intercourse with B.J.D.1 B.J.D. testified that as she was driving her automobile the appellant flagged down her car. When she stopped, he forced his way into the car and held a knife to her throat. He then drove her to an abandoned school. They got out of the car and he tore off her clothes and tied her…