State v. Grubbs

OPINION

RICHMOND, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of first-degree rape in violation of A.R.S. § 13-611.

On appeal he urges:

1. The trial court erred in not striking direct testimony of the complaining witness, which would have eliminated requisite elements of the crime and resulted in a directed verdict of acquittal.

2. The trial court erred in providing an interpreter for the complainant who had demonstrated ample facility in English.

We find no merit in either contention, and affirm.

The pertinent parts of A.R.S. § 13-611 provide that rape occurs:

“2. Where the female resists, but her resistance is…