Richards v. State

SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

Appellant Danny Richards abducted an eight-year-old girl from her bedroom and sexually assaulted her. He was convicted of rape, a class A felony; 1 criminal deviate conduct, a class A felony; 2 burglary, a class B felony; 3 and criminal confinement, a class C felony. 4 Richards was also found to be a habitual offender. The trial court sentenced him to 45 years for rape and added 30 years for the habitual. It imposed a consecutive sentence of 45 years for deviate conduct, suspending five. The other sentences were concurrent, for a total of 115 years.

Richards presents the…