STATE v. ARCHULETA

No. 860111.

747 P.2d 1019 (1987)

STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Phil Anthony ARCHULETA, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Utah.

November 10, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joan C. Watt, Salt Lake City, for defendant and appellant.

David L. Wilkinson and David B. Thompson, Salt Lake City, for plaintiff and respondent.


DURHAM, Justice:

A jury convicted defendant of rape pursuant to Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-402 (Supp. 1985). On appeal, defendant argues that (1) the State failed to introduce sufficient evidence to support the verdict; (2) the trial judge improperly excluded evidence of the victim's prior sexual experience; and (3) defense counsel did not adequately represent defendant. We affirm.

The victim is a mentally impaired woman with an IQ of 64 or 65. She was described...

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