Bales v. State

OPINION

LANE, Presiding Judge:

Appellant, Darrell L. Bales, was convicted of Second Degree Rape After Former Conviction of a Felony (21 O.S.1981, § 1114) and of Sodomy After Former Conviction of a Felony (21 O.S.1981, § 886) following a trial by jury in District Court of Ottawa County, Case Nos. CRF-88-95 and CRF-88-96. The jury recommended that Appellant serve a term of forty-five years incarceration for each count and the trial court sentenced accordingly. Appellant has brought this appeal challenging his conviction on the basis that the State failed to prove the essential element of…