State v. Harris

620 S.W.2d 349 (1981)

STATE of Missouri, Respondent,

v.

Leroy HARRIS, Jr., Appellant.

No. 61674.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

July 14, 1981.

Rehearing Denied September 8, 1981.

Gary Robbins, Public Defender, Melvin G. Franke, Sp. Asst. Public Defender, Jackson, for appellant.

John Ashcroft, Atty. Gen., Jan Bond, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for respondent.

RENDLEN, Judge.

Convicted of class B rape, § 556.030, RSMo 1978, defendant's punishment was assessed by the jury at seven years.

His contentions of error include (1) an attack on the validity of § 491.015, RSMo 1978,[1] popularly known as…