Depue v. State

GALBREATH, Judge.

OPINION

Unquestionably, from the sordid record before us, the plaintiffs in error abducted, robbed and raped their hapless victim after forcing her at the point of a stolen pistol to get in a stolen automobile as she walked towards her place of employment along a Knoxville street around 8:00 a. m. on the 16th day of December, 1973. All four defendants, who were identified by the victim in court, gave detailed statements in which they admitted participation in the crimes. One of them, Troy Lynn Martin, is not appealing and both defendants James Larry Depue and Charles Edward…