STATE v. TORRENCE

No. 51335.

131 N.W.2d 808 (1964)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. Ronald Gene TORRENCE, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

December 15, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles W. Bowers and Ray Hanrahan, Des Moines, for appellant.

Evan Hultman, Atty. Gen., John H. Allen, Asst. Atty. Gen., Francis E. Tierney, County Atty., and Mark McCormick, Asst. County Atty., Fort Dodge, for appellee.


SNELL, Justice.

This is an appeal following a conviction and sentence of defendant for rape. That the unfortunate victim was brutally abused and repeatedly raped by two or more men during a period of about two hours appears without question and is not an issue on appeal. Defendant admits being present but denies any willing participation in the offense.

The evidence was sordid, shocking and nauseating. We will omit details.

At about 1:00 a. m. on May...

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