Young v. State

Robert H. Dudley, Justice.

The appellant, C.L. Young, and Victor Carver were jointly charged with the crime of rape. There was substantial evidence from which the jury could find that the appellant threatened the victim, a young man, with a knife, told him to take off his clothes, and do whatever the co-defendant wanted him to do. The codefendant then committed both oral and anal sex on the victim.

The appellant did not commit the sexual acts, therefore, the appellant’s criminal liability for any sexual offense must be based upon the conduct of the codefendant. The jury found the appellant…