Mentek v. State

The defendant was convicted of rape, sexual perversion and false imprisonment. He challenges such conviction on a half-dozen grounds. All six issues raised will be reviewed in turn.

Photographic identification.

On the same day as the criminal incident, the victim of the assault and the victim of the rape were shown five pictures. Prior to viewing the pictures the victims were told only that the automobile found at the scene was registered to defendant and that defendant’s wallet was found in such automobile. Both victims stated that they did not know anyone by defendant’s name. Of the five…