State v. Deen

STANFORD, Justice.

Appellant was informed against by the county attorney of Maricopa county for statutory rape of his daughter. For the protection of the daughter’s name we will term her as the prosecutrix. We will also term the appellant, the defendant, and the State of Arizona, the state.

The prosecutrix was at the time of the alleged offense fifteen years of age. The information stated the offense was committed on July 15, 1948.

The mother, of the prosecutrix died when she was a small child and for many years she had resided with her father. The prosecutrix testified at the trial that the…