White v. State

GARRARD, Presiding Judge.

White was convicted of confinement while armed, a Class A felony, rape while armed, a Class A felony, and deviate conduct while armed, a Class B felony. The evidence at trial established that White foreed his way into the victim's car in a shopping mall. He held a knife to her and ordered her to drive to an outlying area. He then raped her and forced her to perform fellatio. The evidence reasonably supports the inference that White had the open knife in his possession while the acts of rape and deviate conduct were being committed. 1

White's sole argument on appeal is…