Brown v. State

DeBRULER, Justice.

This is a direct appeal from a conviction for confinement, Ind.Code § 35-42-3-3, and criminal deviate conduct, Ind.Code § 35-42-4-2(b). Trial resulted in conviction on both charges. Appellant was sentenced to ten years’ imprisonment on the first charge, and thirty years’ imprisonment on the second charge, the sentences to be served concurrently.

Appellant seeks a reversal and a new trial based on four issues. The evidence most favorable to the State reveals that late in the night of August 29, 1978, appellant approached L.D., put a knife to her neck, told her he would kill…