STATE v. SHERMAN

No. 63847.

637 S.W.2d 704 (1982)

STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Steve Sharp SHERMAN, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

August 31, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen W. Mendell, Asst. Public Defender, St. Joseph, for appellant.

John Ashcroft, Atty. Gen., Darrell Panethiere, Asst. Atty. Gen., Kansas City, Ted Bruce, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for respondent.


MORGAN, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of attempted rape and sentenced to a term of one year in the county jail. Sec. 564.011, RSMo 1978. The appeal therefrom revolves around the application and alleged unconstitutionality of § 491.015, RSMo 1978, commonly referred to as the "rape shield" statute. We reverse and remand.

At trial, appellant's defense was alibi: that he had been at home with his mother and sisters watching t.v. when the crime allegedly...

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