Hudson v. State

Appellant was charged by two indictments, each in two counts. Count 1 of the first indictment charged armed rape and Count 2 charged rape. Count 1 of the second indictment charged felony murder and Count 2 charged premeditated murder. Trial by jury resulted in verdicts of guilty on each charge. Appellant was sentenced to the Indiana Department of Corrections for a period of 15 years on the charge of armed rape and to 10 years on the charge of rape. Appellant was also sentenced to a concurrent term of life imprisonment in the Indiana State Prison on the verdict of felony murder while the…