CLEMENS, Judge.
Defendant appeals his conviction for statutory rape, § 559.260, RSMo.1969. Sentence was two years' imprisonment.
Defendant contends the trial court erred in denying his motion for acquittal at the close of the State's evidence and in denying his motion for new trial, both on the ground of insufficient evidence of penetration.
The State's evidence: The nine-year-old victim was visiting at a neighbor's home; defendant, the neighbor...
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