Swift v. State

Annabelle Clinton Imber, Justice.

Appellant David Swift, Sr. was convicted by a jury of the rape of his son, D.S., a minor. He challenges the introduction of testimony from his adopted daughter, L.S., about an alleged instance of abuse that she suffered at the hands of the appellant, as well as an audiotape of an in-custody statement by the appellant in which he admitted touching the vagina of his niece, K.N., on three separate occasions. We find no merit to the points raised and affirm the conviction.

The facts underlying the rape conviction are as follows. The appellant is the father of the…