Robbins v. State

Miller, Judge.

Following a jury trial, Gerald Glen Robbins was convicted of rape and sentenced to life in prison. On appeal, he contends that the trial court erred in (1) admitting similar transaction evidence; (2) admitting evidence of the sentences imposed in the similar transactions; (3) admitting hearsay evidence regarding a similar transaction; and (4) failing to dismiss the case based upon the State’s loss or destruction of the victim’s initial statement to the police. We discern no reversible error and affirm.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence reveals that…