State v. Garrett

MORGAN, Presiding Judge.

A jury found defendant guilty of forcible rape in violation of § 559.260, RSMo 1969, V.A.M.R., and assessed his punishment at twenty years confinement. He appealed prior to January 1, 1972, and appellate jurisdiction is in this court.

On appeal, defendant contends primarily that the evidence was not sufficient to sustain the conviction and judgment entered thereon. In this connection, it is our duty to view the evidence in the light most favorable to the state.

The record reflects that defendant and the prosecutrix were of the same race, close in age and residents of the…