State v. Ripey
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Jackson Criminal Court. — Hon. Ralph 8. Latshaw, Judge. If fair play on cross-examination of prosecutrix had been permitted, and the transcript of her evidence in the preliminary had been admitted, prosecutrix would herself have plainly shown that these two men, with herself and cousin, near three a. m., went down into a draw amongst small trees to partake of the “forbidden sweet,” and hearing a noise on the hill and seeing a light she screamed “Rape!” believing…
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Appeal from Jackson Criminal Court. — Hon. Ralph 8. Latshaw, Judge. If fair play on cross-examination of prosecutrix had been permitted, and the transcript of her evidence in the preliminary had been admitted, prosecutrix would herself have plainly shown that these two men, with herself and cousin, near three a. m., went down into a draw amongst small trees to partake of the “forbidden sweet,” and hearing a noise on the hill and seeing a light she screamed “Rape!” believing her guilt was discovered. Miss Richards says she saw a light on the hill before it is claimed that prosecutrix screamed,…
1Opinion of the CourtFox, J.
— This is an appeal from a judgment rendered by the criminal court of Jackson county, Missouri, convicting defendant of the crime of rape.
The prosecuting attorney of Jackson county filed in the criminal court of said county an information charging the defendant with feloniously, forcibly and unlawfully ravishing Mrs. Lulu Jones, between two and three o ’clock on Sunday morning, August 30,1908, in Kansas City, Missouri. The sufficiency of the information not being challenged there is no necessity for reproducing *661it here. The defendant was duly arraigned, as disclosed by the record, and entered…
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