State v. Stevenson

Smith, J. *

Defendant, Monte F. Stevenson, appeals from a conviction of two counts of rape, both acts allegedly occurring during the early morning hours of April 17, 1975, and involving the same complaining witness.

Error is assigned to (1) the admission of evidence concerning a prior conviction; (2) the denial of a motion for new trial based on newly discovered impeaching evidence; (3) the exclusion of evidence concerning a prior rape of the complaining witness; (4) misconduct of the prosecutor in referring to a knife not admitted in evidence; and (5) a claimed lack of competent legal…