HIGHTOWER v. STATE

No. 771S201.

296 N.E.2d 654 (1973)

Carl E. HIGHTOWER, Appellant, v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Indiana.

Rehearing Denied August 13, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Forrest Bowman, Jr., Indianapolis, for appellant.

Theodore L. Sendak, Atty. Gen., Robert F. Colker, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


DeBRULER, Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction of statutory rape (I.C. 1971, 35-13-4-3, being Burns § 10-4201), after a trial by jury in the Owen Circuit Court, Judge William T. Sharp presiding. Appellant was originally charged with three offenses: a statutory rape of one Rebecca Gentry on August 1, 1969, an assault and battery with intent to gratify sexual desires on Rebecca Gentry on January 30, 1970, and...

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