Holliness v. State

HUNTER, Justice.

The defendant, James Rufus Holliness, was convicted by a jury of rape, a Class A felony, Ind.Code § 35-42-4-1 (Burns 1984 Supp.) and robbery, a Class B felony, Ind. Code § 85-42-5-1 (Burns 1984 Supp.) and was found to be a habitual offender, Ind. Code § 85-50-2-8 (Burns 1984 Supp.). His sentence of forty years for the crime of rape was enhanced with thirty years because of the finding of habitual offender status, and he was sentenced to a concurrent term of ten years for the robbery. He raises the following three issues in this direct appeal:

1. Whether the trial court erred by…