Patrick L. Thompson v. State of Indiana

── Patrick L. Thompson v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01851 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 15, 2024 Author: Judge Robert Altice County of Origin: Hancock Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Mathias concur Case Summary Following a jury trial, Patrick L. Thompson was convicted of five counts of Level 3 felony rape. He contends that four of these convictions must be reversed on double jeopardy grounds. We affirm. Facts & Procedural History In the early morning hours of January 2, 2021, Thompson raped fifteen-yearold S.C., who was his seventeen-year-old son’s (M.T.) best friend. S.C. was spending the night at Thompson’s home for the first time, and she and M.T. usually spent time together at her house when not at school. M.T. and S.C.