HYDE, Judge.
Defendant was convicted of forcible rape (Sec. 559.260) and sentenced under the habitual criminal act (Sec. 556.280) to 45 years' imprisonment. (Statutory references are to RSMo and V.A.M.S.) Defendant contends the court erred in failing to direct a verdict of acquittal, claiming "the testimony of the prosecutrix was uncorroborated, contradictory and vague and therefore insufficient to sustain the verdict of guilty."
The State's evidence showed...
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