Russey v. State

Tom Glaze, Justice.

Appellant Millard James Russey was charged as a habitual offender charged as a habitual offender with the rape of a female victim who was fifteen years old at the time of the crime. A jury found Russey guilty and sentenced him to life imprisonment. On appeal, Russey raises two points for reversal, but neither point has merit.

Russey first argues the trial court erred in fading to grant his motion to suppress a blood sample taken from him soon after the police picked up Russey as the rape suspect. He points out that the State had the burden to show he had freely and…