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PAYNE v. STATE

45805.

258 Ga. 711 (1988)

373 S.E.2d 626

PAYNE v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided November 23, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert F. Oliver, Robbie E. Colwell, for appellant.

Johnnie L. Caldwell, District Attorney, Anne Cobb, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.

WELTNER, Justice.

Ray Douglas Payne was convicted by a jury of statutory rape and sentenced to twenty years in prison. The record includes the unequivocal statement of the victim that the act had taken place, along with other supporting evidence. Payne denied that the incident had ever taken place.

OCGA § 16-6-3 provides in part:

A person commits the offense of statutory rape when he engages in sexual intercourse with any female under the age...

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