State v. Harkness

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Abbott, J.:

This is a direct appeal by the defendant, Gregory Raymond Harkness, from his conviction of four counts of aggravated kidnapping, three counts of rape, one count of aggravated sodomy, and three counts of aggravated assault.

The three separate incidents out of which the charges arose took place on the 2nd, 4th, and 5th of June, 1981. Harkness was convicted in 1982 and committed to Lamed State Security Hospital. He was returned to the trial court and sentenced in January 1991. This appeal followed.

The primary issue at trial was whether Harkness…