Edwards
People v. Edwards
Opinion
Opinion
Sparks, J.
A jury convicted defendant of forcible rape (Pen. Code, §261) and found he used a deadly weapon in the commission of that crime. (Pen. Code, § 12022, subd. (b).) He was sentenced to consecutive terms of eight years in prison for the rape, one year for the use of the weapon, and three years for a prior prison term served for a violent felony. (Pen. Code, § 667.5, subd. (a).) In this appeal, defendant objects to the manner of his identification and that of his vehicle and also to the admission of his clothing. We affirm the conviction.
The rape victim was a 19-year-old college student who had submitted an employment application showing her name, address, and phone number to the Olive Tree Restaurant in Chico in December of 1979. On the afternoon of December 18, she received a phone call from a person using the name Larry Townsend who said he was interviewing prospective employees for a new restaurant at a meeting that evening in a private home. The victim agreed to attend the meeting and was instructed to be at a local gas station at 7 p.m. for directions to the home. She arrived alone in her car and was met by a black man in a sailor hat driving a compact car.