Murphy v. State

Hill, Justice.

The defendant was convicted by a jury of rape, burglary and armed robbery. He was sentenced by the Superior Court of Chatham County to life in prison for the rape and to concurrent terms of twenty years each for the burglary and the armed robbery.

While the victim’s father and mother were in Hawaii, the victim had a girlfriend spend the night with her. Upon retiring on the evening of June 23,1975, the victim locked not only the house but also the bedroom door. Early on June 24, there was banging on the bedroom door. The victim’s friend ran to the bathroom and hid in the shower.…