Thompson v. State

SULLIVAN, Justice.

Defendant Ronald L. Thompson was convicted of Burglary,1 Rapé2 and Criminal Deviate Conduct.3 He was also adjudicated a habitual offender.4 This court has jurisdiction over this direct appeal because the longest single sentence imposed was greater than fifty years.5

Background

At defendant’s trial for burglary, rape, and criminal deviate conduct, the only evidence that the alleged sexual assault occurred came from the victim’s testimony. The victim testified that she was sleeping on her living room couch in the pre-dawn hours of December 20, 1993, when she was awakened by the…