Butler v. State

OPINION

RILEY, Judge.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

Appellant-Defendant, Imari Butler (Butler), appeals his convictions for Count I, rape, a Class B felony, Ind.Code § 35-42^-1; Count II, criminal deviate conduct, a Class B felony, I.C. § 35^42-4-2; Count V, criminal confinement, a Class C felony, I.C. § 35-42-3-3; and Count VI, sexual battery, a Class D felony, I.C. § 35-42^-8.

We affirm.

ISSUE

Butler raises two issues on appeal, one of which we find dispositive and restate as follows: Whether the trial court abused its discretion in admitting portions of Butler’s taped statement.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL…