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Hughes v. State

Citations

  • 600 N.E.2d 130
  • 1992 Ind. App. LEXIS 1469
  • 1992 WL 236395

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  • collecting cases holding that overt sexual acts by defendant are not required to prove substantial step in furtherance of attempted rape
  • evidence sufficient to prove attempted rape where offender uses physical restraint and makes sexually explicit requests for sex even if there was no attempt to remove victim’s clothes
  • “Rape is a crime of violence, not a crime of passion.”

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Judges: Rucker, Barteau, Sullivan

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