Taylor v. State

PRENTICE, Justice.

Defendant (Appellant) was convicted of Rape, Ind.Code § 35-42-4-l(a) (Burns 1979), Criminal Confinement, Ind.Code § 35-42-3-3(a) (Burns Supp.1982), and Criminal Deviate Conduct, Ind.Code § 35-42-4-2(a) (Burns 1979) and sentenced to a total of forty (40) years imprisonment. This direct appeal presents the following issues:(1) Whether the convictions for Rape and Criminal Deviate Conduct as Class A felonies were sustained by the evidence.(2) Whether the trial court erred in allowing witnesses to testify that Defendant had killed his mother.(3) Whether the trial court erred in…