Owens v. State

Banke, Chief Judge.

The defendant was tried upon an indictment charging him with the commission of a total of 10 sexual offenses against the two minor daughters of his live-in girl friend. He was found guilty of one count of molestation with respect to one of the victims and one count of attempted rape with respect to the other. This appeal followed. Held:

1. The defendant contends that the trial court erred in giving the jury an Allen charge and in threatening them with the prospect of spending the night in a motel.

After deliberating for about two hours, the jury returned to the courtroom at…