People v. Christian

Defendant was convicted of the crime of rape and appeals from the judgment and order denying his motion for a new trial.

The prosecutrix, a girl about thirteen years of age, was a schoolmate of defendant’s daughter, and was in the habit of visiting his home for some months prior to the commission of the offense. On several occasions defendant asked the girl to submit to his desires,, but she repeatedly refused, until on the 20th of June, 1919, he succeeded in accomplishing his purpose. The two girls came from school about noon on that day, the defendant arriving home shortly there after.…