McDuffy v. State

Robert L. Brown, Justice.

Appellant Virgil McDuffy appeals from the circuit court’s judgment and commitment order in which he was convicted of rape and sentenced to life imprisonment. He argues these points on appeal: (1) the circuit court erred in denying his proffered jury instruction on the lesser-included offense of sexual misconduct; and (2) the circuit court erred in denying his motions for directed verdict, because there was insufficient evidence to prove that the victim was under the age of fourteen when the offense occurred. We affirm the judgment.

The facts related to the jury are…