STATE v. SMITH

No. 3988.

123 Ariz. 243 (1979)

599 P.2d 199

STATE of Arizona, Appellee, v. Joseph Clarence SMITH, Jr., Appellant.

Supreme Court of Arizona, In Banc.

Rehearing Denied September 11, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert K. Corbin, Atty. Gen., John A. LaSota, Jr., Former Atty. Gen., William J. Schafer, III, Chief Counsel, Crim. Div., Lynn Hamilton, Asst. Attys. Gen., Phoenix, for appellee.

Schmal & Wollschlager, P.A. by Kenneth J. Murray, Phoenix, for appellant.


GORDON, Justice:

Appellant Joseph Clarence Smith, hereinafter referred to as the defendant, appeals his conviction for first degree rape, kidnap and assault with intent to commit murder. Taking jurisdiction pursuant to A.R.S. § 13-4031, we reverse the judgment of the trial court.

In July of 1975, the victim in this case, a fifteen year old girl named Denise, was hitchhiking in the north Phoenix area at about 8 p.m. She was picked up by two men and taken...

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