State v. Brown

FLANIGAN, Presiding Judge.

A jury found defendant Brown guilty of rape, § 566.0301 and burglary in the first degree, § 569.160, and he was sentenced to consecutive terms of 15 years for the rape and 5 years for the burglary. Defendant appeals.

Defendant’s first point is that the trial court erred in permitting state’s witness Renee Bennett to testify, over defendant’s objection, concerning the contents of a statement which the defendant gave to the witness three days following the rape. The essence of the statement was that the defendant had intercourse with the victim on August 10, 1981, the…