Carlton James Dickerson Missouri Cases

Carlton James Dickerson appealed his jury convictions for attempted first-degree rape and two counts of first-degree sodomy, challenging the sufficiency of the State's evidence. Dickerson argued the victim was not incapable of consent due to intoxication because she testified she feigned sleep and was capable of consent, and that the State failed to prove he took a substantial step towards rape with the requisite purpose. The Eastern District of the Missouri Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's judgment, finding sufficient evidence for the jury to conclude the victim was incapable of consent due to intoxication and that Dickerson took a substantial step towards attempted rape.