COWANS v. STATE

No. 380S67.

412 N.E.2d 54 (1980)

George COWANS, Appellant (Defendant below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

November 6, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dwight F. Ritter, Indianapolis, for appellant.

Theodore L. Sendak, Atty. Gen., Cindy A. Ellis, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee.


HUNTER, Justice.

The defendant, George Cowans, was convicted by a jury of attempted rape, a class B felony, Ind. Code §§ 35-41-5-1 and 35-42-4-1 (Burns 1979 Repl.). He was sentenced to imprisonment for a term of twenty years. His appeal presents the following issues:

1. Whether there was sufficient evidence of probative value to sustain the conviction of attempted rape; and

2. Whether defendant had sufficient capacity to form the specific...

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