State v. Godsoe

UDALL, Justice.

Defendant, William Godsoe, after a trial by jury was convicted on October 25, 1967 of child molesting in violation of A.R.S. § 13-653. From this conviction, sentence and denial of his motion for a new trial, defendant appeals. For the reasons advanced below,' the judgment of conviction is affirmed. •

The facts relevant to this appeal are as follows: The defendant was charged with molesting the complaining witness on or about May 20, 1966 in that he fondled her genitals and forced her to fondle his. Deborah, who was nine at the time of the crime, would often stay with the…