State of Arizona v. Guerrero

— From a conviction of forcible rape upon one Lorraine Malone on or about the 31st day of August, 1940, in Maricopa County, and a sentence to the penitentiary for from 30 to 35 years, the defendant, Arturo Guerrero, has appealed.

Much of his brief is devoted to an attack upon the sufficiency of the evidence to support the verdict. Under his plea of not guilty he undertook to prove an alibi, which implies he was not present when the alleged act took place and therefore did not commit it. The evidence on this issue was in sharp conflict. The jury believed the evidence of the state’s witnesses…