State v. Henry

OPINION

DROWOTA, Justice.

In this appeal, Defendant Edward Frank Henry challenges his convictions on two counts of aggravated rape and two counts of incest. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm Defendant’s aggravated rape convictions but reverse his incest convictions.

In February 1987, Defendant was indicted for 16 counts of alleged sexual abuse of his granddaughter. The indictments alleged the offenses occurred between April 1980 and April 1983. In October 1987, a Cheatham County jury found Defendant guilty of two counts each of aggravated rape and incest. Specifically, Defendant was…