State of Tennessee v. Carlton Patrick Blanton

The defendant, Carlton Patrick Blanton, was convicted of four counts of rape, Class B felonies; two counts of aggravated assault, Class C felonies; one count of aggravated burglary, a Class C felony; one count of sexual battery, a Class E felony; and one count of simple assault, a Class A misdemeanor. The trial court merged the four rape convictions into two convictions and imposed an effective sentence of twenty-four years. On appeal, the defendant argues that the evidence was insufficient to sustain his convictions and that the trial court erred when it imposed a twenty-four-year sentence. Following our review, we affirm the judgments of the trial court.