Hightower v. State

Carley, Judge.

Appellant was tried before a jury and found guilty of one count of forcible rape and one count of statutory rape. Appellant appeals from the judgments of conviction and sentences entered on the jury’s guilty verdicts and from the denial of his motion for new trial.

1. The trial court’s asserted failure to consider and rule upon whether there was an intelligent waiver by appellant of his Miranda rights is enumerated as error.

The trial court conducted a Jackson-Denno hearing to determine the admissibility of appellant’s post-arrest statement. At the conclusion of the hearing, the…