Page v. State

PRENTICE, Justice.

Defendant (Appellant) was convicted in a jury trial of Rape, a Class B Felony, Ind. Code § 35~42-4-l(a)(l) (Burns 1979), and sentenced to fourteen (14) years imprisonment. His direct appeal presents the following issues for our determination:(1) Whether the trial court erred in determining that the victim was a competent witness.(2) Whether the trial court erred in appointing a psychologist, rather than a psychiatrist, to examine the victim for competency and psychiatric purposes.(3) Whether the trial court erred in denying the defendant’s motion for judgment on the…