Mezquita v. State

Annabelle Clinton Imber, Justice.

Appellant Carlos Mezquita, a foreign national from El Salvador, was convicted of rape in a bench trial held in Benton County on March 8, 2002. On appeal, he raises eight points of error. We find no error and affirm.

During the early-morning hours of November 19, 2000, Melissa Frank was the sole clerk on duty in an E-Z Mart convenience store, when a man entered the store and purchased a pack of Trident gum. A short time later, the same man returned and, after complaining about the price of the gum he had previously purchased, he bought a bottle of water before…