PEOPLE v. ADKINS

No. 25293.

508 P.2d 377 (1973)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gary C. ADKINS, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

Rehearing Denied April 23, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Duke W. Dunbar, Atty. Gen., John P. Moore, Deputy Atty. Gen., E. Ronald Beeks, Asst. Atty. Gen., Denver, for plaintiff-appellee.

Leo Gemma, Jr., Gary J. Hartman, Denver, for defendant-appellant.


ERICKSON, Justice.

Gary C. Adkins was charged with forcible rape. C.R.S. 1963, 40-2-25(1)(a), (d). He was convicted by a jury and now asserts on appeal that the evidence was insufficient to establish the element of force. He also claims that hair torn from the victim's head was erroneously admitted into evidence. We find both contentions to be without merit, and we affirm the conviction.

The defendant stipulated that the complaining witness had been in his...

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