People v. Haywood

Defendant was charged Avith, and by a jury found guilty of, the crimes of kidnapping, robbery and forcibly raping one Lola Sickler. He was sentenced to the state’s prison on each of the three counts contained in the information and appeals from the judgment. Defendant admits that the evidence was amply sufficient to support the verdict and the judgment. His contentions on appeal are that the court committed prejudicial error in (1) failing to instruct the jury on the question of alibi; and (2) failing to instruct the jury as to the testimony of accomplices.

The record shows that the defendant…