Carpenter v. State

Appellant was convicted of kidnapping, Ind. Code § 35-1-55-1 (Burns 1975), assault and battery with intent to kill, Ind. Code § 35-13-2-1, and commission of a felony (rape) while armed, Ind. Code § 35-12-1-1, all arising from the abduction of and sexual assault upon a teenaged girl on March 14, 1975, in Corydon, Indiana. Appellant raises several issues, but we reach only the issue of whether the Clark Superior Court, in which appellant was tried, convicted and sentenced, lacked jurisdiction over the subject matter of this prosecution. We have determined that the Clark Superior Court had no…