State v. Hamrick

DIXON, Judge.

Defendant appeals a jury conviction of rape, § 566.030, RSMo Supp.1984, for which he was sentenced to 12 years imprisonment. On appeal he alleges the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict and *567that he was denied effective assistance of counsel. He further alleges the trial court erred in allowing hearsay testimony into evidence.

The complainant in this case is defendant’s step-daughter. Complainant was 13 years old at the time the last incident of intercourse occurred, which was the act with which defendant was charged. Complainant and her mother had lived with defendant…