Respess v. State

Banke, Judge.

The appellant appeals his convictions for three counts of rape and one count of kidnapping.

1. The contention that the evidence was insufficient is without merit. The victim positively identified the appellant as the man who had abducted her at gunpoint while she was walking home from a basketball game one night accompanied by two friends. She stated that she was held for approximately five hours until early the following morning and was raped three times during that period. Her testimony was corroborated by the two friends, who witnessed her abduction and immediately reported it,…