State v. Fluellen

OPINION

BYERS, Judge.

The defendant was convicted of aggravated rape, and the jury fixed the punishment at twenty (20) years. In a bifurcated proceeding he was found to have become an habitual offender, and the punishment was enhanced to life imprisonment.

The defendant says the trial court erred in holding a prior robbery conviction could be used to impeach his credibility as a witness without determining the probative value and says the state erroneously argued the defendant should come forward with evidence and erroneously argued facts beyond the evidence.

The judgment is affirmed.

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