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http://heraldsun.southernheadlines.com/durham/4-1176714.cfm Man to appeal statutory rape, indecent liberties convictions BY JOHN MCCANN : The Herald-Sun jmccann@heraldsun.com Jun 30, 2009 Bookmark and Share DURHAM -- A jury recently found Adrain Lee Bullock, 30, guilty of both statutory rape of a person 15 years of age and taking indecent liberties with a child. The offenses occurred July 18, 2007. Bullock was sentenced to roughly 26 to 32 years behind bars for the statutory rape. He got 2 to 2½ years for the indecent liberties, but that time is to run concurrently with the rape sentence. An appeal has been filed, Bullock's lawyer, Steve Monks, said. Monks said the appeal will have to do with whether race played a role in the case, and whether some of the evidence admitted should not have been. Bullock is black, and the victim is not. That the jury acquitted Bullock of a second-degree kidnapping charge raises questions about the victim's version of the facts, Monks said. Before the case went to trial, Bullock could have accepted a plea deal that would have put him behind bars 7 to 10 years, Monks said. But Bullock believed his case was strong, that thought bolstered by the lack of physical evidence against him, which would make the matter hinge on the victim's credibility, the lawyer said. Assistant District Attorney Jan Paul said the victim was solid on the witness stand. Monks recounted a previous client of his who was in a similar position as Bullock. But the witness in that case was shaky, and the jury not only acquitted that man but actually hugged the guy and apologized to him. "I've never seen anything like it," Monks said. "It was the most amazing thing I've ever seen." |
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