Osby v. State

Deen, Presiding Judge.

Walter Osby was convicted of rape, two counts of aggravated sodomy, sodomy, false imprisonment, and simple battery. On appeal he asserts the general grounds and further claims that the trial court erred in stating in the presence of the jury that his written statement was given voluntarily after he was given his Miranda warnings.

1. The victim testified that she met the defendant and his brother, David Grissom, at a party. As she was leaving the party with her sister, she heard shots and hid behind some cars with Grissom. She became separated from her sister and asked…