Borom v. State

PIVARNIK, Justice.

Defendant-Appellant Eli Borom, Jr., was convicted by a jury in the Lake Superior Court of class B felony rape. The trial court subsequently sentenced him to fifteen years imprisonment. Appellant now directly appeals and raises the following three issues:

1. sufficiency of the evidence;

2. chain of custody supporting admissibility of certain evidence; and

8. sentence enhancement.

The facts adduced during trial show that during the evening of July 13, 1982, B.H. went with a friend to an East Chicago tavern to drink "pop" and to listen to music. While there, B.H. noticed Appellant…