State v. Rhodes

WEBB, Justice.

The defendant first contends there was not sufficient evidence to convict him of either first degree rape or taking indecent liberties with a minor. We deal first with the charge of first degree rape. N.C.G.S. § 14-27.2 provides in part:(a) A person is guilty of rape in the first degree if the person engages in vaginal intercourse:(1) With a victim who is a child under the age of 13 years and the defendant is at least 12 years old and is at least four years older than the victim; or

A person may be guilty of first degree rape if (1) he has vaginal intercourse with a child under…