State v. Bascue

HOUSER, Commissioner.

Larry Michael Bascue, charged with statutory rape of his 14-year-old stepdaughter, waived a jury, submitted his case to the court sitting without a jury and was found guilty. Sentenced to 3 years’ imprisonment, Bascue has appealed. This Court has jurisdiction under Section 3 of Article V, Constitution of Missouri, 1945, V.A.M.S., as provided by that section prior to the amendment adopted at the special election of August 4, 1970, since the notice of appeal was filed prior to January 1, 1972. Article V, § 31.

Appellant’s first point is that the court erred in admitting…