STATE v. STETTINA

No. 16898.

635 P.2d 75 (1981)

The STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Mark V. STETTINA, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Utah.

July 31, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ginger L. Fletcher, Salt Lake City, for defendant and appellant.

David L. Wilkinson, Craig L. Barlow, Salt Lake City, for plaintiff and respondent.


STEWART, Justice:

Defendant was charged and convicted of rape, a felony of the second degree, in violation of § 76-5-402, Utah Code Ann. (1953), as amended. On appeal from the conviction, defendant contends that the evidence as a matter of law was insufficient to support a conviction for rape.

There is no disagreement that shortly before the incident the prosecutrix and the defendant met in a tavern and stepped outside together. They decided to smoke...

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