State v. Madsen

BLACKMAR, Judge.

The defendant was convicted of forcible rape (§ 566.030, RSMo 1986) and forcible sodomy (§ 566.060, RSMo 1986). He appeals, invoking the jurisdiction of this court through a challenge to the constitutional validity of the “rape shield” statute, § 491.015, RSMo 1986. Although most of his constitutional challenges have been fuled against his position in earlier cases, cited in Part I of this opinion, he does present one ground which apparently has not been asserted before and so we accept jurisdiction.

The appellant’s brief, duplicated from typewritten copy, violates our Rule…