SMITH v. STATE

No. 485S155.

500 N.E.2d 190 (1986)

Lyle W. SMITH, Appellant (Defendant below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

November 24, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walter E. Bravard, Jr., Indianapolis, for appellant.

Linley E. Pearson, Atty. Gen., Michael Gene Worden, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee.


SHEPARD, Justice.

Appellant Lyle Smith was tried before the court and found guilty of rape, a class A felony, Ind. Code 35-42-4-1 (Burns 1984 Supp.). The judge imposed a prison term of thirty years. Smith raises two issues in this direct appeal:

(1) Whether the evidence sufficiently identifies him as the perpetrator who forcibly compelled the victim to have sexual intercourse, and (2) Whether appellant's confession was induced by a police officer...

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