CRAIG v. STATE

No. 3-977A235.

379 N.E.2d 490 (1978)

Thomas Jackson CRAIG, Jr., Appellant (Defendant below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff below).

Court of Appeals of Indiana, Third District.

August 17, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allan J. Mindel, Reising, Schmidt & Mindel, Gary, for appellant.

Theo. L. Sendak, Atty. Gen., Victoria Rae Van Duren, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee.


STATON, Judge.

Thomas Jackson Craig, Jr., was convicted of assault and battery with intent to gratify and sodomy. He raises two questions for our examination:

(1) Did the trial court err in admitting Craig's confession? (2) Does Craig's sentence constitute cruel and unusual punishment?

We find no reversible error, and we affirm.

I.

Evidence

Craig's wife, Nancy Craig, babysat for K.O., a boy of nine years of age...

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