State v. Campbell
Nevada Supreme Court
Appeal from the District Court of the State of Nevada, Ormsby County. Richard Rising, District Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion. t I. The court erred in sustaining objections to the questions propounded to the prosecutrix relative to her previous acts of unchastity with other persons. The questions were proper as reflecting upon her consent. Proof of actual lewdness is better and more satisfactory evidence than proof of general reputation.
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Appeal from the District Court of the State of Nevada, Ormsby County. Richard Rising, District Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion. t I. The court erred in sustaining objections to the questions propounded to the prosecutrix relative to her previous acts of unchastity with other persons. The questions were proper as reflecting upon her consent. Proof of actual lewdness is better and more satisfactory evidence than proof of general reputation. (Benstine v. State, 2 Lea, 168; 31 Am. Rep. 593; State v. Murray, 63 N. C. 31; State v. Johnson, 28 Vt. 512; State v. Reed, 39 Vt. 417; 94 Am.…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
Belknap, J\:
Defendant was convicted of the crime of rape. He appeals from the judgment and an order overruling a motion for a new trial. Before the argument upon the merits, the attorney general moved to dismiss the appeal upon the ground that the bill of exceptions had not been settled by the district judge. The record contains no authentication of a settlement, unless the fact may be inferred from the signature of the judge attached to the bill of exceptions. The statute provides that “ a bill containing the exceptions must be settled and signed by the judge, and filed with the…
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