State v. Hurst

WEIER, Judge.

Defendant appeals his conviction of forcible rape and a sentence of ten years imprisonment. A brief statement of the facts will be made. Further facts will be developed in the body of this opinion.

On the night of September 25, 1978, complainant was the victim of multiple rapes accompanied by a physical assault upon her person. On her way home after attending school at Meramec Community College, she had stopped to purchase cigarettes at a liquor store on Lindbergh near Big Bend. Approximately seven men were standing in front of the store. When she emerged from her car, one of the…