People v. Medrano

Defendant herein, represented by a series of court-appointed counsel, was tried by a jury and found guilty of the offenses of burglary, rape and two counts of deviate sexual conduct. He was sentenced to 10-30 years in the State penitentiary for the offense of rape.

The sole contentions in this appeal are, first, that the conviction of the defendant was void as the statute defining rape is unconstitutional as being a denial of equal protection on the basis of sex and, secondly, that the sentence is excessive. Rephrased, this contention is that the statute is unconstitutional because the…