McMichael v. State

OPINION

A jury found John William McMichael guilty of six counts of sexual assault. He seeks reversal claiming that the district judge erred in not permitting him to cross examine the victim regarding sexual intercourse with her boy friend and in receiving in evidence the testimony of another woman who had also been allegedly raped by McMichael.

THE FACTS

On the night of the crime, the victim believing she had missed her bus, accepted a ride from a stranger who offered to drive her home. His car was a red Mustang with an out of state license, no rear window, holes in the roof and bore a sign on…