Mitchell v. State

Sognier, Judge.

Blair Warren Mitchell was convicted on two counts of aggravated assault and one count of rape. He filed this appeal.

1. Appellant contends the evidence was insufficient to support his convictions. Construed to support the verdict, the evidence adduced at trial showed that the rape victim and Robert Seay had dinner at a hotel restaurant and encountered appellant, a casual acquaintance of Seay’s, who asked them to join the group at his table. Appellant made comments about the rape victim’s breasts, causing an argument which spilled out into the parking lot, at which point the…