Feller v. State

Defendant (Appellant) was convicted in a trial by jury of kidnapping and rape of a twelve year old girl, and he was sentenced to imprisonment for five years upon the rape charge and for life upon the kidnap charge. His appeal raises four issues:(1) Was there sufficient evidence of intent to carry the victim away and of the defendant’s sanity?(2) Should the defendant’s post-arrest statements have been suppressed ?(3) Did the trial court err in admitting items of tangible evidence, over the defendant’s objection that they were gruesome and inflammatory while being only cumulative?(4) Was the…