People v. Goff

Defendant was charged in an information with the crime of violating section 288 of the Penal Code. Counts one, two and three respectively involve children named Ella Jean, aged 8 years, Barbara, aged 5, and Judy, aged 9. The lewd acts are alleged to have been committed on March 13, 1950. A trial by jury resulted in a conviction on each count.

The chief question is the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the verdict.

The evidence produced by the prosecution shows that these three girls went to defendant’s near-by home about 4 p. m. in company with a little boy named “Rusty.” Some of the…