State v. Carmichael

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Lockett, J.:

The defendant appeals from his conviction of one count of aggravated kidnapping and two counts of rape. The defendant was sentenced to two terms of 30 years to life on the rape charges and a life sentence on the kidnapping charge, all sentences to run consecutively. On appeal the defendant raises numerous issues.

On July 15, 1985, S.C., the 15-year-old daughter of Floyd Carmichael, was sleeping when her father awakened her. Carmichael told S.C. he had been fighting with her mother and wanted S.C. to come with him to talk. After dressing,…