Cornelius v. State

GIVAN, Chief Justice.

Appellant was convicted by a jury of attempted rape and two counts of criminal confinement. Having found aggravating circumstances, the trial court sentenced appellant to a term of twenty years and fined him $1000 for the attempted rape conviction. The convictions for confinement were consolidated. Appellant was sentenced to four years of imprisonment for the confinement convictions, to be served concurrently with the twenty-year term.

Appellant and his wife were arrested for the attempted rape of the victim. The details of the crimes charged are set out in this opinion as…