People v. Rea

Defendant was found guilty by a jury of assault with intent to rape, 1 and gross indecency. 2 He was sentenced to 9 to 10 years in prison on the assault count and 4-1/2 to 5 years in prison on the gross indecency count; the sentences to run concurrently. On appeal he asserts that error arose from the admission of hearsay evidence, that the assault with intent to rape verdict was against the weight of the evidence, that the gross indecency statute is unconstitutionally vague and that, in light of contemporary mores, cunnilingus is not grossly indecent behavior.

Hearsay testimony is generally…