SCRUGGS v. STATE

No. 49S00-8609-CR-825.

511 N.E.2d 1058 (1987)

Dwayne SCRUGGS, Appellant, v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Indiana.

August 27, 1987.


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.


GIVAN, Justice.

A jury trial resulted in a conviction of Rape, a Class A felony, and Robbery, a Class B felony. Appellant received concurrent terms of forty (40) years and twenty (20) years respectively.

On the night of February 1, 1986, the victim was walking toward her home when she was accosted by a man later identified as appellant. The man was wielding a knife and demanded money. He then forced the victim to engage in sexual intercourse. The area was...

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