Kiper v. State

PIVARNIK, Justice.

Defendant-Appellant David C. Kiper was found guilty by a jury of burglary resulting in bodily injury, attempted rape while armed with a deadly weapon, and battery resulting in bodily injury. He was subsequently sentenced by the Warrick Superior Court to concurrent terms of 25 years for the burglary, 25 years for the attempted rape and one (1) year for the battery. Appellant now directly appeals and raises the following issues for our consideration:

1. whether Appellant’s convictions were supported by sufficient evidence;

2. whether the trial court erred by denying Appellant’s…