Jenkins v. State

GIVAN, Justice.

Appellant was tried by jury and convicted of one count of Murder, two counts of Felony Murder, one count of Rape, one count of Child Molesting, and was found to be a habit, ual offender. He was sentenced to a term of sixty (60) years on the murder conviction, which was enhanced by thirty (80) years due to the habitual offender finding. Appellant received a twenty (20) year consecutive sentence for the rape of the victim.

The facts are: On September 14, 1991, Jeanie Whitman, the 15-year-old victim in this case, and her friend, Michael Cloud, went to appellant's home. They rode…