State v. Jones

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

MENOR. J.

This is an appeal by the defendant who was convicted by a jury of the offense of rape in the first degree, under HRS § 707-730 (1976), and of sodomy in the first degree, under HRS § 707-733 (1976).

The complainant, an unmarried Navy petty officer, was doing her laundry at the Pearl Harbor barracks when she saw and recognized the defendant, also in the Navy, as the husband of her former roommate. She asked him if he remembered her and inquired about his wife. The defendant told her he was getting off duty shortly and offered to give her a ride to see his wife at…