State v. Warford

William D. Gunn, Justice. **

Defendant appeals from a conviction of the crime of aggravated rape. We affirm the conviction.

The evidence indicates that the victim, a 21-year-old married woman, met the defendant on the evening of August 19, 1970, while in a neighborhood bar with her mother. They engaged in conversation and eventually defendant offered to give the victim and her mother a ride home. Defendant first drove the mother and another passenger to their respective homes at approximately 1 a. m. and then proceeded to a secluded section of the city of St. Paul rather than to the victim’s…