Finney v. State

HOFFMAN, Judge.

Defendant-appellant Gary Velman Fin-ney (Finney) was convicted in a jury trial of rape to which he was sentenced to a determinate period of eight years. His appeal raises the following issues for review:(1) whether the rape shield statute is unconstitutional;(2) whether the trial court abused its discretion when it restricted the scope of cross-examination of the prosecu-trix;(3) whether the prosecution used improper tactics in impeaching the defendant;(4) whether the trial court erred in denying defendant’s motion for judgment on the evidence; and(5) whether there was…