Robinson v. United States

VINSON, Associate Justice.

Appellant was convicted of rape. The jury included the death penalty in their verdict.1

In his motion for new trial, which was denied, defendant (appellant) stated that the verdict was contrary to the evidence. Similarly this point was noted on appeal. In his brief, and at oral argument here, defendant abandoned any such point. Defendant’s decision not to press further the argument was entirely proper:

There can be no doubt that the Government’s evidence was strong and convincing. The complaining witness testified with detail and definiteness concerning how she, in one…