Caple v. State (Majority, with Concurring and Dissenting)
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The Supreme Court affirmed Appellant's conviction of rape and second-degree sexual assault and sentence of life imprisonment and twenty years' imprisonment, respectively, holding that there was no prejudicial error in the proceedings below.
Specifically, the Supreme Court held (1) substantial evidence supported the jury's conclusion that Appellant committed rape; (2) the circuit court did not abuse its discretion by not instructing the jury on the offense of attempted rape; and (3) the circuit court did not abuse its discretion by allowing a witness to testify at sentencing about child-abuse statistics.
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