Padgett v. State

OPINION

Before BOOCHEVER, C. J„ and RABI-NOWITZ, CONNOR, BURKE and MATTHEWS, JJ. MATTHEWS, Justice.

Raymond Padgett was convicted of rape. He challenges numerous evidentiary rulings on appeal, only one of which merits detailed consideration. To understand it, a brief review of the facts of the case is necessary.

In the early afternoon of June 14, 1976, M.T. was sitting in her disabled vehicle on a deserted stretch of the Richardson Highway, awaiting the return of her boyfriend who had hitchhiked to a garage. Padgett drove by, stopped, and at first attempted to repair and start the vehicle.…