Harden v. State

Johnson, Presiding Judge.

Tracy Lee Harden was tried before a jury on charges of burglary, aggravated assault, kidnapping, rape and aggravated sodomy. According to evidence presented at the trial, Harden met a married couple at a bar in the city of Dublin. When the couple left the bar, Harden followed them in his truck to their house. After the couple had gone to sleep, Harden broke into their home, entered their bedroom, struck the husband in the head with a hammer and then forced the wife to the living room where he sexually assaulted her. When the husband awoke, he came into the living room…