Lagenour v. State

Appellant was convicted of the offenses of assault and battery with intent to gratify sexual desires, Ind. Code § 35-1-54-4, and kidnapping, Ind. Code § 35-1-55-1 (Burns 1975) both repealed October 1,1977.

Appellant presents four issues in this direct appeal: (1) denial of appellant’s right to confrontation by the trial court’s order precluding him from cross-examining the State’s witnesses on the subject of prior sexual activities; (2) failure of the State to disclose, pursuant to an order of the trial court, that appellant made an incriminating statement while in custody; (3) propriety of…