State v. Vines

INMAN, Judge.

Defendant Dennis Ray Vines ("Defendant") appeals his convictions following jury verdicts finding him guilty of attempted first-degree forcible rape and first-degree forcible sexual offense. Defendant argues that the trial court erred in (1) denying his motion to dismiss the sexual offense charge because the State produced insufficient evidence that a taser was a dangerous weapon; and (2) refusing to instruct the jury on voluntary intoxication to negate the specific intent element of the attempted rape charge. After careful review of the record and applicable law, we hold that…