Legal Opinion

McCawley v. State

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided September 10, 1980No. 1179S301PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GIVAN, Chief Justice.

Appellant was charged with rape, a Class A felony, and convicted of rape, Class B felony. He was sentenced to a ten-year term with an additional ten-year term imposed for aggravated circumstances. We affirm.

The record reveals that the appellant, a grandson of a rural neighbor, requested permission to hunt on the victim’s property. He later returned to the victim’s home complaining of a sprained ankle. The appellant requested to use the telephone to call a relative for help. When he stated there was no answer to his call, the victim offered to drive him home. As she got…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Hitch v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1972
  2. Dixon v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1976
  3. Spaulding v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1978

3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Wethington v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1990
  2. Bustamante v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1990
  3. Owens v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1981
  4. Gatewood v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1982
  5. Smith v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1985

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