Seaton v. State

PIVARNIK, Justice.

Defendant-Appellant James B. Seaton was found guilty by a jury in the Vander-burgh Circuit Court of the crimes of [Count I] Rape while armed with a deadly weapon, a class A felony; [Count II] Criminal Conversion, a class A misdemeanor; [Count III] Criminal Confinement while armed with a deadly weapon, a class B felony; and [Count IV] Theft, a class D felony. The trial court accordingly sentenced Appellant to a term of fifty years imprisonment on Count I, eight years on Count III, and two years on Count IV. Count II was merged into Count IV. Appellant now directly appeals and…