State v. Hanson

*137SABERS, Justice.

Craig Alan Hanson appeals his conviction for attempted rape in the first degree.

Facts

In late April of 1988, a man walked up to the Dairyland counter in the Huron Mall shortly before closing at 9:00 p.m. A sixteen-year-old girl, who was working alone, waited on the man. She asked him if he would like anything. He replied: “You,” and began to talk about the girl’s body, describing it as good-looking and “hot.” Eventually, the girl walked to the back room and the man left.

On May 9 or 10, the man again encountered the girl working alone at Dairyland. As before, he approached the…