State v. Archuleta

DURHAM, Justice:

A jury convicted defendant of rape pursuant to Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-402 (Supp. 1985). On appeal, defendant argues that (1) the State failed to introduce sufficient evidence to support the verdict; (2) the trial judge improperly excluded evidence of the victim’s prior sexual experience; and (3) defense counsel did not adequately represent defendant. We affirm.

The victim is a mentally impaired woman with an IQ of 64 or 65. She was described at trial as having an extremely passive personality. At the time of the offense, she lived alone in an apartment in the same complex where…