State v. Saltarelli

Facts of Case

The defendant, Anthony Michael Saltarelli, appeals his conviction of second degree rape in a case characterized by the prosecuting attorney as a "date and rape" case.

The defendant met the victim, a cashier at a Safeway store, during frequent visits to the store in the spring and early summer of 1979. The two became friendly and saw each other socially a few times and had at least one prearranged date on July 4, 1979. According to the victim, the two were never intimate on these occasions. Soon thereafter, the victim told the defendant she did not want to see him any more.

On July…