People v. Mayes

The defendant was convicted of the crime of rape. The first ground on which the reversal of the judgment is sought is, that the evidence was insufficient to justify the verdict of the jury. The evidence was prima facie sufficient, and it was a question for the jury to determine how far the evidence was worthy of belief; therefore, on this point, we find nothing which would justify us in interfering with the verdict. The court did not err in instructing the jury that the consummation of the offense might be shown by circumstances and the surroundings. Neither was it error to tell the jury that *598…