Klase v. State

McNEILLY, Justice:

Defendant appeals from jury convictions in Superior Court on charges of rape and possession of a deadly weapon during the commission of a felony. He contends that his due process rights were violated by an “impermissably suggestive” pretrial identification of a knife with which he allegedly forced the victim to acquiesce to sexual intercourse.

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During pretrial investigation of the alleged crimes, the victim told police that de fendant had forced her at knifepoint to have sexual intercourse with him. She described the knife as a thin, white, pearl-handled stiletto. The defense…