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THORNTON v. STATE

No. 677S423.

376 N.E.2d 492 (1978)

Howard Don THORNTON, Appellant, v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Indiana.

June 1, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Larry R. Champion, Indianapolis, for appellant.

Theodore L. Sendak, Atty. Gen., Dennis K. McKinney, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee.

DeBRULER, Justice.

Appellant was tried by jury and found guilty of kidnapping, Ind. Code § 35-1-55-1, and commission of a felony (rape) while armed, Ind. Code § 35-12-1-1, both repealed October 1, 1977. For these offenses he was sentenced to life imprisonment and thirty years respectively. Thornton contends that the trial court committed error in that it (1) erroneously permitted the State to introduce evidence...

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