Young v. State

Raymond Young was convicted in the Hamilton Common Pleas on a charge of assault with intent to. commit a rape, which conviction was affirmed by the Court of Appeals. The prosecuting witness and Young were guests at a house party and they had been strangers until that evening. Evidence was offered to show that the prosecuting witness and the plaintiff in error had been seen to leave the house and later the prosecuting witness was discovered a square or so from the house, her jaw being dislocated and being unable to articulate.

Error is claimed on part of the Court in refusing to permit the jury…