Harris v. State

Tom Glaze, Justice.

On April 22, 1994, a jury found Bob Harris, thirty-six years old, guilty of having engaged in sexual intercourse or deviate sexual activity with a girl who was under fourteen years of age. He received a cumulative sentence of more than thirty years imprisonment. Harris appeals, setting out seven points for reversal. None has merit.

We first consider Harris’s argument that the trial court abused its discretion in denying his motions for continuance and new trial. He points out that the state’s original information filed on December 3, 1993, accused him of committing rape…