Rankin v. State

If this case were likened to a football game, the fans would see an interesting sight indeed. The majority, as referee, picks up and carries the ball a distance sufficient to ensure a victory for the State. To make it more interesting, the majority’s end-run occurs out of bounds! Simply put, the issues addressed by the majority are not properly before this Court and, even if they were, the majority opinion, which is purloined from the dissent below, is so lacking in essential critical reasoning that it evinces nothing more than the shortest route to a desired result.

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Following his conviction…