Legal Opinion

Rolland Lindsey v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided May 7, 1956No. 14739_1PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MATHES, District Judge. .

A jury found appellant guilty of three counts of statutory rape, §§ 65-4-12, A.C.L.A.1949, and three counts of sodomy, Id. 65-9-10, committed upon the person of a fifteen-year-old girl, his adopted daughter. The District. Court sentenced appellant to a term of 12 years on each rape count and a term of 10 years on each sodomy count, all to run concurrently. This appeal.is from that judgment.. At the trial, the Government called the girl as chief witness for the prosecution. On direct examination she testified in great detail as to the time, place and circumstances of…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Frye v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1923
  2. Kwong Hai Chew v. ColdingSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
  3. Lutwak v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
  4. Bollenbach v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  5. Di Carlo v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1925

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. People v. JonesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1959
  2. State v. WhitlowSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1965
  3. Cain v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
  4. State v. CypherIdaho Supreme Court · 1968
  5. State v. LinnIdaho Supreme Court · 1969

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