Idaho v. Jones
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Defendant-Appellant Russell G. Jones appealed his conviction by jury on two counts of rape. The case was initially heard by the Idaho Court of Appeals, which affirmed on one count and reversed on the second. Defendant sought review, which the Supreme Court granted in order to consider the force and resistance necessary with respect to a charge of forcible rape. Given the weight and quantity of the unrefuted evidence across the board, versus the one statement regarding Defendant and the victim, the Court concluded that the district court erred in admitting certain statements made between Defendant and the victim, and that the admission of that statement was harmless. There was insufficient evidence on the element of resistance to support the conviction of forcible rape on Count II so the Court did not consider the issue of force. The conviction on Count II was accordingly reversed.
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