SONS v. STATE

No. 45S00-8604-CR-375.

502 N.E.2d 1331 (1987)

John Allen SONS, Appellant (Defendant below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

January 27, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Touchette, Office of the Appellate Public Defender, Crown Point, for appellant.

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


PIVARNIK, Justice.

Defendant-Appellant John Allen Sons was convicted at the conclusion of a jury trial in the Lake Superior Court of rape, a class A felony, and robbery, a class B felony. He was sentenced to forty (40) years for rape and twenty (20) years for robbery, to be served concurrently. The issues presented on direct appeal are:

1. whether State's Exhibits Nos. 17 and 18 were properly admitted; and

2. whether Appellant's statement was properly...

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