State v. Young

PATRICIA BRECKENRIDGE, Judge.

James E. Young was convicted, after a bench trial, of one count of attempted statutory rape in the second degree, in violation of sections 566.034 and 564.011, RSMo 2000, 1 and sentenced to five years in prison and a fine of $5000. On appeal, Mr. Young challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support the trial court’s finding that he committed the crime of attempted statutory rape, claiming he did not take a substantial step toward the commission of the crime. Because this court finds that there was sufficient evidence to support a finding that Mr. Young took…