Hall v. State

Benham, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of rape, burglary, and aggravated assault. On appeal, he claims that the evidence was not sufficient to convict him; that the offense of burglary merged with the aggravated assault; and that the jury was not correctly instructed on his defense of consent. We disagree with appellant’s contentions and affirm the judgment.

1. The evidence showed that appellant, the victim’s former husband, met her after work on June 20, 1987, engaged her in conversation, and convinced her to let him into her car so they could continue talking. Once inside the victim’s car,…