Cloud v. State

Judge Harold R. Banke.

James Orlando Cloud was convicted of rape, aggravated sodomy, and kidnapping. He enumerates seven errors on appeal.

This case arose one evening after Cloud telephoned the victim and asked if she wanted company. In response, the victim picked Cloud up and drove him back to her apartment. Shortly after their arrival, Cloud complained that he was tired of her playing with him. He demanded that she remove her clothes and submit to sex. Then he pulled out a gun and put it to her head. She begged him. to put the gun away, acceded to his demand for sex, and removed her clothing.…