PRENTICE, Justice.
Defendant (Appellant) was convicted of Rape While Armed with a Deadly Weapon, Ind. Code § 35-42-4-1 (Burns 1979) and sentenced to twenty-five (25) years imprisonment. One issue raised by this direct appeal compels us to reverse and remand the cause for a new trial.
A suggestion of insanity had been filed on Defendant's behalf, and on August 6, 1979, a psychiatrist's report was presented to the trial judge and indicated that the defendant...
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