Beard v. State

The defendant (appellant) was convicted of rape by force 1 and kidnapping. 2 He was sentenced to life imprisonment. His appeal presents five general issues, as follows:

(I) Did the trial court err in striking his motion in arrest of judgment upon the rape count?

(II) Was the evidence upon the rape count sufficient upon the elements of resistance by the prosecutrix and force by the defendant ?

(III) Was there an insufficiency of evidence requiring an acquittal upon the kidnapping charge by reason of the State’s failure to prove a “fraudulent” carrying away, as alleged in the indictment?

(IV) Is…