State v. McFarland

LARSON, Justice.

This defendant appeals from his 1973 conviction of statutory rape in violation of section 698.1, The Code 1971. On appeal from the denial of a post-conviction petition, we granted him the right to a delayed direct appeal.- His appeal presents two issues for consideration: (1) Was the reasonable doubt instruction sufficient, and (2) does the lack of a trial transcript deny him due process by depriving him of a full and fair appellate review of his trial?

A verdict of guilty was returned on May 16, 1973. There were no post-trial motions, and judgment of conviction was entered on…