Huffman v. State

George Rose Smith, Justice.

On November 15,1984, the appellant was charged with having committed rape on or about January 15, 1984, by engaging in sexual intercourse or deviate sexual activity with a girl under the age of eleven. The jury found him guilty and imposed a 35-year sentence. There is no merit in his three arguments for reversal.

It is first contended that the appellant’s signed confession was involuntary and should not have been received in evidence. At the suppression hearing the appellant testified that the police officers compelled him to sign the statement, which he said was not…