Carpenter v. State

GIVAN, Justice.

A jury trial resulted in a conviction of appellant of Child Molesting, a Class B felony, and Child Molesting, a Class C felony. On the Class B felony, appellant was sentenced to twelve (12) years and on the Class C felony he was sentenced to five (5) years, the sentences to run concurrently.

The facts are: On the evening of June 18, 1986, appellant and Bobby Williams went to the apartment of the victim's mother for a social drink. While the three adults were having drinks in the living room, the 11-year-old victim entered the room and asked her mother to read her a bedtime…