Sanders v. State

Richard B. Adkisson, Chief Justice.

Following a trial by jury appellant, Danny Sanders, was sentenced as a habitual offender to 20 years on each of two counts of aggravated robbery and to 60 years for rape. On appeal, we affirm.

On July 5,1981, a husband and wife were camped at the Oil Trough Ferry near Batesville. About 2:00 a.m. they were awakened by a man in their tent who told them that he had a .38 pistol and that he wanted their money. The husband immediately turned on a spotlight, at which time they realized there were four men in the tent, two armed with guns and two with knives. Later…