STATE v. LANGSTON

No. 50297.

382 S.W.2d 612 (1964)

STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Charles Dea LANGSTON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Missouri, Division No. 1.

October 12, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas F. Eagleton, Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, Bill D. Burlison, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Cape Girardeau, for respondent.

Daniel S. Norton, Sikeston, for appellant.


HIGGINS, Commissioner.

Charles Dea Langston was convicted of statutory rape and the jury assessed his punishment at imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term of nine years. Section 559.260 RSMo 1959, V.A.M.S. He has appealed from the ensuing judgment.

By information filed January 23, 1963, appellant was charged with the rape of his stepdaughter, Margaret, on or about December 5, 1960. The victim was twelve years old at the time of the alleged offense and...

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