State v. Elijah

Peterson, Justice.

Defendant was convicted of carnal knowledge and appeals. The prosecutrix claims that the act occurred on the evening of March 15, 1938. She testified that on the evening in question she went to the home of defendant’s parents to borrow an egg beater; that defendant^ who ivas then living at the home of his folks with his wife and child, gave her a ride home in his automobile, but that instead of going directly to her home they drove a short way beyond her home and committed the act in the automobile.

There were no eyewitnesses. To give weight to and bolster the story of the…