Galbraith v. State

Appellant prosecutes this appeal from a judgment and sentence for forcible rape committed in Jackson, Wyoming, on October 29, 1970, upon Sheryl Saunders. This charge was tried to a judge without intervention of a jury, defendant having waived this right. After trial the judge found defendant guilty and sentenced him to a term of imprisonment in the Wyoming State Penitentiary.

A brief factual background of this incident reveals that Sheryl was on her way home from attending a movie about 10 p. m.; that she was stopped by a man (whom she identifies as defendant) who asked for street directions;…