HUGHES v. STATE

No. 1-678A177.

385 N.E.2d 461 (1979)

Ronald HUGHES, Appellant (Defendant below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff below).

Court of Appeals of Indiana, First District.

Rehearing Denied March 8, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert F. Hellman, Terre Haute, for appellant.

Theodore L. Sendak, Atty. Gen., Carol A. Leatherman, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee.


ROBERTSON, Judge.

Defendant-appellant Ronald Hughes (Hughes) appeals from a conviction for rape and first degree burglary. The dispositive issue on appeal is whether the trial court erred in permitting the introduction of inculpatory extra-judicial statements made by Hughes to police officers and to his girlfriend.

The record reveals that an alleged rape occurred on July 12, 1977. In the afternoon of July 13, 1977, Hughes was arrested by Terre Haute detectives...

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