Halbower v. State

OPINION

Rodney L. Halbower was convicted by a jury of forcible rape, infamous crime against nature, and infamous crime *214against nature with force. He was sentenced to serve two concurrent terms of life imprisonment, plus a term of six years to run consecutively after the completion of the life terms. Two claims of error are asserted. In our view, neither has merit and we affirm each of the convictions.

At 2:20 a.m. on November 27, 1975, the female victim, a “21” dealer, left her place of employment in downtown Reno and began walking home. The defendant grabbed her and forced her into an alley at…