State v. Hartigan
Supreme Court of Vermont
Information in two counts, the first charging rape, and the second an assault with intent to commit a rape. Plea not guilty, and trial by jury at the December Term, 1859, — Pierfoint, J., presiding. The prosecution called Orilla Yincent, the person upon whom the offence was alleged to have been committed, as a witness, who testified in substance as follows: “ On Sunday morning, Mr. and Mrs. Rockwell went to meeting. I was their hired girl. No one else there.
Read the full summary
Information in two counts, the first charging rape, and the second an assault with intent to commit a rape. Plea not guilty, and trial by jury at the December Term, 1859, — Pierfoint, J., presiding. The prosecution called Orilla Yincent, the person upon whom the offence was alleged to have been committed, as a witness, who testified in substance as follows: “ On Sunday morning, Mr. and Mrs. Rockwell went to meeting. I was their hired girl. No one else there. Respondent came into the house ; offered to play with me. I told him no. He said yes, that is the way the girls always do. He said he…
1Opinion of the CourtKellogg, J.
The information against the respondent in this case contained two counts, the first charging him with the com-, mission of the crime of rape upon one Orilla Vincent, and the second charging him with an assault upon the same woman with intent to commit rape upon her. On 'trial the respondent was acquitted on the first count, and convicted on the second count.
The evidence on the trial is detailed in the respondent’s exceptions, and the court instructed the jury that if they found that the respondent, upon the occasion when, as it was alleged and testified to by the woman Vincent, each of the…
2Cited by9 opinions
- Pumphrey v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1908
- State v. BabyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2008
- People v. MarrsMichigan Supreme Court · 1900
- Jones v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1956
- State v. BaganSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1889
4 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.