Legal Opinion
Moore v. State
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided July 18, 1996No. 12S02-9507-CR-838PublishedCited by 91 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ON PETITION TO TRANSFER
SHEPARD, Chief Justice.
Appellant Thomas Moore appeals his convictions for rape 1 and forcible oral sex.2 The Court of Appeals set aside the convictions based on the prosecutor's reference during final argument to Moore's decision not to testify. We granted transfer and now affirm the convictions.
I. Facts
On September 14, 1987, the victim in this case, whom we shall refer to as A.B., was driving home after attending an evening class. As she traveled on a dark and desolate portion of highway, a car appeared in her rearview mirror. Its headlights repeatedly brightened and…
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