Law v. State

There is no contention by appellant that the evidence was not sufficient to sustain the verdict of the jury finding him guilty of rape in the first degree. The evidence convinces us that there is no reasonable basis for such a contention. The alleged victim testified positively that between about 3:00 A.M. and 4:00 A.M. on February 21, 1981, after she and appellant and others had been together at some parties, appellant drove her in an automobile to an isolated area and caused her to submit to sexual intercourse with him by wrapping a belt around her neck, choking her and threatening to kill…