State v. Green

NEHRING, Justice:

¶ 1 Defendant Thomas Arthur Green appeals his conviction for rape of a child. Mr. Green presents eleven arguments on appeal which, when distilled, mount two central attacks on his one conviction: (1) that the trial court erred when it did not dismiss the child rape charge against him because the applicable statute of limitations had run; and (2) that the trial court did not have jurisdiction to hear the case. We agree with the trial court’s rulings on both issues and affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2 Twelve-year-old Linda Kunz “betrothed” herself to her stepfather,…