SWOPE v. STATE

No. 784 S 269.

490 N.E.2d 736 (1986)

Eric V. SWOPE, Appellant, v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Indiana.

March 27, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Diane M. McNeal, Appellate Public Defenders Office, Crown Point, for appellant.

Linley E. Pearson, Atty. Gen., John D. Shuman, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee.


SHEPARD, Justice.

Appellant Eric V. Swope was convicted after a jury trial of rape, a class A felony, and confinement, a class B felony. The trial court imposed concurrent sentences of twenty-five years for rape and ten years for confinement.

Appellant has filed a direct appeal in this Court seeking review of two issues: whether the evidence is sufficient to sustain his convictions, and whether the trial court abused its discretion by permitting two State...

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