State v. Clay

BURNETT, Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment of conviction on a charge of rape. The primary issue is whether the trial judge unduly pressured the jury to return a verdict after a deadlock was reported. We hold that he did.

The facts are straightforward. The state charged Norman H. Clay with raping a woman who was visiting the town of Atlanta, Idaho, during a community festival known as “Atlanta Daze.” The woman testified that Clay entered a cabin where she was sleeping and that he forced her to engage in intercourse. The prosecutor also called other women to testify, over objection, that…