Reynolds v. State
Alaska Court of Appeals
664 P.2d 621 (1983)
Randall Reynolds (defendant) forced a female acquaintance into his apartment, locked her in, had intercourse with her over her objections, and kept her there until morning; she testified she did not physically resist because she feared him and had seen a handgun in the apartment. He was convicted of first-degree sexual assault under a statute defining nonconsensual intercourse as intercourse where the victim is coerced by force or an express or implied threat of death, injury, or kidnapping, regardless of resistance. Reynolds appealed, arguing the statute was unconstitutionally vague and overbroad.
Whether the mens rea requirement for rape varies between jurisdictions, with some requiring the defendant acted knowingly as to the victim's lack of consent while others apply a reckless or negligent standard.