Hebb v. State

No one likes to be unjustly accused — certainly not 13-year old Elizabeth B. When her mother scolded her for something her older brother had done, Elizabeth got mad — mad enough to run away. She left on the rainy evening of December 27, 1978, by climbing out her bedroom window. As she trudged down the road later that evening, a man stopped and offered her a ride. She accepted. That was a mistake. The man raped her.

Appellant stands convicted of that rape; but he too feels unjustly accused. He has therefore appealed his convictions of second degree rape and assault that were entered up by a…