People v. Granger

OPINION OF THE COURT

Thompson, J.

The defendant Granger and three others invited two young women and a man into their van about 1 o’clock on a morning in July, 1979. Upon entering, the three saw one of defendant’s friends holding a rifle. One woman and the man, after scuffling, were able to escape from the van. The other young woman was held in the van. Her four captors drove off, holding her at gunpoint, threatening her with death and striking her. While the van was being driven, the young woman was raped repeatedly and sodomized. When the van was parked, the driver joined in the ravishment.…