State v. Bargeon

GUNN, Judge.

The defendant was convicted of rape and armed criminal action for which he received consecutive sentences of 75 years and 25 years respectively. His appeal charges trial court error: (1) in failing to suppress certain evidence seized from him and within his auto; (2) in overruling his motion for judgment of acquittal as to armed criminal action for lack of evidence. We affirm.

The 17 year old victim of defendant’s attack worked in a St. Ann victualing establishment. She had closed for the evening at midnight and was in the process of cleaning up when about 1:00 a. m. she noticed an…