State v. Bohannon

HOGAN, Judge.

A jury found defendant James Bohannon guilty of forcible rape as defined and denounced by § 559.260, RSMo 1969, V.A.M.S.1 The Second Offender Act, § 556.280, was found to be applicable and defendant’s punishment was assessed at imprisonment for a term of five years.

The prosecuting witness was an 18-year-old married woman who had moved to Waynesville, Missouri, on September 7, 1972. Her husband was in military service and was stationed at Fort Leonard Wood.

The prosecutrix testified that on September 14, 1972, at approximately 2:00 p. m. she was walking toward the bus station when…