The People v. Dixon

Plaintiff in error, Perry Dixon, prosecutes the writ of error in this case for the purpose of reviewing a judgment of the city court of East St. Louis. He was indicted in court on December 9, 1935. The indictment consisted of one count which charged the defendant with the crime of rape. The case is presented here with a complete record of the proceedings and transcript of the evidence.

From this record it appears that on December 16, 1935, defendant, a colored boy, 19 years of age, was arraigned, furnished with a copy of the indictment and list of witnesses and entered a plea of not guilty. He…