Sinkfield v. State

Gunter, Justice.

This is an appeal from two convictions for rape and one conviction for child molestation. The jury imposed life sentences on the rape charges and twenty years on the molestation charge.

The crimes occurred in a wooded area where appellant’s vehicle got stuck in the mud. The three victims led police to the scene. Before the arrival of the police the appellant had taken a tow-truck and driver to the scene, presumably for the purpose of unsticking the vehicle. As the police were approaching, the appellant jumped from the truck and ran into the woods. The tow-truck driver…