Austin v. People

Austin was convicted in the circuit court of the county of Adams, upon an indictment charging him with the crime of rape. The indictment was found in the circuit court of the county of Hancock, and the cause was removed to Adams county, by change of venue.

We have carefully examined and considered all the proofs given upon the trial, and they fail to convince us of the truth of the charge. It may be that if the cause had been properly submitted to the jury, we might not feel compelled to disturb the conviction on merely a consideration of the evidence, but the record shows what we regard as…