State v. DeClue

FLANIGAN, Chief Judge.

A jury found defendant Benjamin De-Clue guilty of incest, § 568.020,1 and he was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment. Defendant appeals.

The victim of the offense was defendant’s 12-year-old daughter Michelle. Since defendant does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence to support the conviction, it is unnecessary to describe the sordid events in detail. On March 3, 1987, the date charged in the information, defendant had sexual intercourse with Michelle at the family home. Michelle testified to other incidents involving sexual intercourse between her and the…