State v. Mitchell

MILLER, Chief Justice.

Dennis Mitchell appeals his conviction on six counts of rape in the second-degree. We affirm.

FACTS

In October, 1978, Mitchell married Geraldine. S.D. is Geraldine’s 21-year-old daughter. At the time Dennis and Geraldine married, S.D. was eight years old. Initially, S.D. and her new stepfather had a good relationship. However, the relationship began to subtly change when S.D. became a teenager. At this time, Mitchell began telling S.D. that she should go on birth control pills. He told her that this was to prevent pregnancy when she started dating, as the boys she dated…