State v. Lambert

Defendant, a young man about 25 years of age, was charged with rape in the first degree (subdivision 3, § 4092, R. C. 1919; section 4095, R. C. 1919); the information alleging that he accomplished an act of sexual intercourse with a female several months beyond the age of 18 years, forcibly overcoming her resistance thereto. The jury returned a verdict of guilty, whereupon defendant moved for a new trial, which was granted by the court below. The order granting a new trial specified the grounds thereof as follows:

“1. The evidence is insufficient to justify the verdict and said verdict is…