State v. Richards

Defendant was convicted of statutory rape on Ruth Mesteth, a 15-year-old girl. On appeal defendant con tends that since Ruth had had intercourse with another man a few minutes before defendant had intercourse with her, she was unchaste; that material evidence was withheld from the defense; and that the evidence is insufficient to sustain the conviction. We affirm the judgment of the District Court.

Ruth Mesteth was picked up by the defendant and others in Pine Ridge, South Dakota, and driven to Rush-ville, Nebraska, where the parties stayed overnight at a hotel. During the night she had…