Wooden v. State

SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

Appellant Herbert Wayne Wooden appeals his conviction for rape. We affirm.

Wooden was charged with three crimes against two victims. Two of these crimes were charged in a two-count information that alleged Wooden committed attempted rape as a class A felony, 1 and forced oral sex. 2 In a separate information, the State accused Wooden of raping a different victim. The trial court granted the State's motion to consolidate the three charges into a single, amended information, and a jury trial on all three counts ensued. The State also alleged Wooden was a habitual offender.…