Taylor v. State

SHEPARD, Justice.

Appellant David Gwin Taylor was convicted after a jury trial of two class A felonies: rape while armed with a deadly weapon, Ind. Code § 35-42-4-1 (Burns 1985 Repl.), and criminal deviate conduct while armed with a deadly weapon, Ind. Code § 35-42-4-2 (Burns 1985 Repl). He was sentenced to consecutive terms of 50 years imprisonment on each count.

Before trial, Taylor pleaded guilty to three other charges arising from the same incident: armed robbery and two counts of criminal confinement while armed with a deadly weapon. In pleading guilty, Taylor admitted that he and an…