People v. Duncan
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the Circuit Court of DeKalb county; the Hon. Clinton E. Irwin, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Chiee Justice Cooke
delivered the opinion of the court:
Plaintiff in error, Forest Duncan, was convicted in the circuit court of DeKalb county of the crime of rape and sentenced to confinement in the penitentiary for a period of fifteen years. The indictment charged him with having committed the offense upon Eva Hamel, a child under the age of consent.
Forest Duncan and his wife, Annette, resided in the city of Sycamore, in DeKalb county. Eva Hamel, the prosecuting witness, resided with them from some time in September, 1911, until November'4, 1912. On November 8, 1912, she was taken to a…
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