Legal Opinion

Riggs v. State

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided June 16, 1987No. 49S00-8602 CR 164PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

Appellant Sterling Riggs was accused of sexually attacking an Indianapolis nursing home employee while she was on duty. He was convicted after a jury trial of rape, a class A felony, Ind.Code § 85-42-4-1 (Burns 1985 Repl.); confinement, a class B felony, Ind.Code § 85-42-38-8 (Burns 1985 Repl.); attempted deviate sexual conduct, a class A felony, Ind.Code §§ 35-42-4-2, 85-41-5-1 (Burns 1985 Repl.); and two counts of deviate sexual conduct, both class A felonies, Ind.Code § 35-42-4-2 (Burns 1985 Repl.) He was sentenced to concurrent terms of 10 years for confinement and…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Loyd v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1980
  2. Gillie v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1984
  3. Brown v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1984
  4. Taylor v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1986

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Scott-Gordon v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1991
  2. Riggs v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1997
  3. Sholar v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1993
  4. Stone v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1988
  5. Woodson v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1989

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