LANGTRY, Judge.
Defendant was indicted and convicted for forcible rape and appeals, asserting that the element of force upon the 20-year-old victim was not proved. The evidence was that the victim is retarded, having the mentality of a five-year-old child. It also showed that she was taken from her home by the 19-year-old defendant, who had struck up an acquaintance with her on the date in question, and that the victim's mother, who cared for her, did not give her...
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