Shaffer v. State

PRENTICE, Justice.

Defendant (Appellant) was convicted of Rape, Ind.Code § 35-42-4-1 (Burns 1979) and of being an Habitual Offender, Ind. Code § 35-50-2-8 (Burns Supp.1982) and was sentenced to forty-five (45) years imprisonment. This direct appeal presents the following issues:(1) Whether the evidence is sufficient to sustain the Rape conviction.(2) Whether the trial court erred in denying Defendant’s motion for a directed verdict upon the Rape charge.(3) Whether the Rape Shield statute, Ind. Code § 35-1-32.5-1 (Burns 1979) violates the Equal Protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

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