Goolsby v. State

Appellant was convicted by a jury of Attempted Murder, Rape, and Burglary, all Class A felonies, and Battery, a Class A misdemeanor. He was sentenced to consecutive terms of thirty-eight (88) years for the attempted murder, fifty (50) years for the rape and one (1) year for the battery. Appellant was sentenced to a concurrent term of fifty (50) years for the burglary.

The facts are: During the evening hours of June 2, 1983, B.R. and her five-year-old son, C.R., had fallen asleep in the living room of their second-story apartment. Appellant gained entry into the apartment through an open attic…