Johnson v. State

Ray Thornton, Justice.

Appellant Floyd Johnson was convicted by a jury of the rape of a thirteen-year-old female, V.J., and sentenced by the trial court to thirty-five years’ imprisonment. Fie contends that there was insufficient evidence to support his conviction by the jury. He also contends that the court lacked the authority to fix his sentence and that it erroneously deviated from the presumptive sentencing grid when imposing his sentence. None of his arguments have merit, and we affirm his conviction.

We will address his challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence first, as this question…