Strickland v. State

Pope, Judge.

Buddy Strickland brings this appeal from his conviction and sentence of rape. Held:

1. Defendant’s first three enumerations challenge the sufficiency of the evidence to support the verdict. On the date in question, defendant, along with Luke Dupree, went to the victim’s trailer where they inquired about her brother. The victim testified that defendant and Dupree (who are her cousins) left but later returned and the three of them sat and drank beer. After a while the defendant went to the bathroom located off the back bedroom, and when the toilet would not flush he called out for…