State v. Laughlin

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Prager, J.:

This is a direct appeal from a conviction of rape (K.S.A. 21-3502). The facts in the case were essentially undisputed, since the victim of the rape testified that defendant raped her in her apartment and defendant presented no evidence to the contrary. The victim was a 37-year-old commercial artist. Defendant was 28. The defendant and his victim had been acquainted for about ten years. She had been his Sunday school teacher and had counseled with him. On January 20, 1981, defendant came by her apartment. They talked for awhile and then…