State v. Williams

OPINION

HOWARD, Judge.

Appellant was found guilty by a jury of first degree rape and sentenced to not less than five nor more than 15 years in the Arizona State Prison. He contends the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress his statements to the police and by precluding him from presenting his defense of consent. We do not agree with his first contention. We are constrained, however, to hold that the trial court abused its discretion by prohibiting him from developing his defense.

The victim testified that she accepted appellant’s offer of a ride home outside a local bar in the…