Palmer v. State

SHEPARD, Justice.

This is a direct appeal from a jury convietion for rape, a class B felony, Ind.Code § 35-42-4-1(a) (Burns 1985 Repl.). Appellant-defendant, Thomas L. Palmer, received a prison term of twenty years.

Appellant raises the following five issues in this appeal:(1) Whether the Indiana insanity defense statute denies due process and equal protection;(2) Whether the statute permitting a verdict of guilty but mentally ill is unconstitutional because it permits convictions absent proof of intent beyond a reasonable doubt;(8) Whether appellant's tendered instruction regarding post-trial…