People v. Litsey

The defendant, Evert Owen Litsey, was charged by information with rape, first-degree kidnapping, and with being an habitual criminal. The jury returned a verdict of guilty of the lesser-included offense of gross sexual imposition and a verdict finding the defendant to be an habitual criminal. The defendant appeals, alleging numerous errors. We affirm.

The evidence, viewed in the light most favorable to the prosecution, showed that on October 16, 1973, the defendant was returning from a swimming party near Grand Junction, Colorado with two young women. While one of the women was driving, the…