State v. Svihl

AMUNDSON, Justice.

Randy Svihl (Svihl) appeals from his jury conviction and trial court’s judgment and sentence on nine counts of rape. We affirm.

FACTS

The victim in this case, E.U., was born January 4, 1977. Her biological parents were married at the time of her birth, but divorced when she was four years old. The victim’s mother moved in with Svihl in the fall of 1981. The two were married in 1983 shortly after the divorce of E.U.’s parents.

E.U. lived in North Dakota with her mother, her brother, and Svihl and attended school there through the end of the third grade. In 1986, E.U. moved back…