MITCHELL v. STATE

No. 977S643.

376 N.E.2d 473 (1978)

James C. MITCHELL, Appellant, v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Indiana.

May 30, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John P. Bushemi, Merrillville, for appellant.

Theodore L. Sendak, Atty. Gen., Alembert W. Brayton, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee.


GIVAN, Chief Justice.

Appellant was convicted of rape and robbery and was sentenced to concurrent terms of 10 to 25 years for robbery and 18 years for rape.

The evidence most favorable to the State is that between 7:15 and 7:30 a.m. on August 30, 1975, the prosecutrix was cleaning her coin-operated laundry. A man wearing black clothing with a rag over his face entered, pulled a small silver-colored handgun and told her this was a "stick-up." She gave the appellant...

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