Shaw v. State

PIVARNIK, Justice.

Defendant-Appellant Lamar Shaw was convicted by a jury in Lake County Superi- or Court of Rape, a class A felony. The Honorable James E. Letsinger subsequently sentenced him to be committed to the Department of Corrections for twenty-five (25) years. Appellant Shaw now appeals and raises the following three issues:

1. the trial court erred by excluding evidence pursusnt to a motion in limine;

2. the trial court erred by failing to order a mistrial sua sponte; and

8. sufficiency of the evidence.

The facts adduced at trial are that LM., the victim, visited Raymond Jackson's home…