Newsom v. State

OPINION

FITZGERALD, Justice.

Appellant, Paul Dennis Newsom, was convicted after trial by jury on four separate counts including the crime of rape. The trial judge sentenced him only on the rape conviction to fifteen years, without eligibility for parole until one-third of the sentence is completed. 1 Newsom now appeals from the judgment of conviction and from the sentence.

I

Appellant advances two contentions of error in his appeal from the judgment of conviction. He claims the State was erroneously allowed to introduce evidence of appellant’s bad character including specific acts of misconduct.…