State v. Maynard

CLARK, Chief Judge.

James E. Maynard was convicted by a jury of forcible rape, first degree burglary and armed criminal action. On this appeal, he raises six points of trial error, two of which question the sufficiency of the state’s evidence. The facts of the case must therefore be briefly stated.

On August 2,1983, at approximately 4:00 a.m., the female victim was awakened by the presence of a man in her apartment armed with a knife and standing by her bed. Entry had been gained by removing security bars and a ventilating fan from a living room window. The assailant held a knife to the…