State v. Shannon

McQUADE, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment of conviction on two counts of lewd and lascivious conduct with a minor child under sixteen years of age. 1 A jury found defendant-appellant David R. Shannon guilty of the charges. Thereafter the trial court entered its judgment of conviction and sentenced Shannon to two consecutive ten year terms in the state penitentiary.

The procedural background for this case began on March 14, 1967, when a criminal complaint and warrant of arrest were signed, charging appellant Shannon with the crime of statutory rape. An amended complaint was issued on…