State v. Mazzeri

WASSERSTROM, Judge.

Defendant appeals from a jury conviction of rape and a sentence of 35 years. We affirm.

The victim was hitchhiking on Highway 435 in the early morning hours. Defendant stopped his car in which he was driving with two companions, and the victim got in. After driving a short distance the young men demanded that the victim undress and while she was doing so, defendant drove off the highway and onto a back road. He asked his two companions to leave the car and then demanded that the victim perform oral sex upon him. When she resisted, he struck her and forced her to the act of…