Morgan v. State

PIV ARNIK, Justice.

Defendant-appellant Byron Morgon was convicted by a jury in Lake Superior Court of kidnapping, Ind.Code § 835-1-55-1 (Burns 1975), and rape, Ind.Code § 85-18-4-8 (Burns 1975). The trial court sentenced him to life imprisonment on the kidnapping charge and a determinate term of twenty-one years on the rape charge. Appellant raises two issues on this appeal, concerning: (1) whether the trial court erred in denying appellant's motion in limine to prevent the victim's in-court identification; and (2) whether the trial court erred in failing to sever appellant's trial from that…