People v. Doetschman

The defendant was tried on an indictment containing three counts. Count I charged him with statutory rape in connection with a girl 16 years old, alleged to have been committed on July 10, 1944. Count II charged him with a violation of section 702 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, alleged to have been committed with the same girl on the same day. Count III charged another violation of said section 702 in connection with the same girl, alleged to have been committed on June 30, 1944.

The jury was unable to agree on the charges set forth in counts I and III but found the defendant guilty on…