In appealing from a rape conviction, with a 40-year sentence, the appellant contends that the State's proof does not show the required forcible compulsion and that the sentence is excessive.
The Criminal Code provides that a person commits rape if he engages in sexual intercourse "by forcible compulsion," which includes a threat of death or physical injury. Ark.Stat.Ann. §§...
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