State v. Baker

The complaint was signed by a police officer on information and belief. At the trial the only evidence of defendant’s guilt was the uncorroborated testimony of James A., a fifteen-year-old boy, that defendant took James into a shed behind defendant’s filling station and there they cooperated in the indecent liberties with which defendant was charged. Defendant denied James’ accusations in every particular, and had a number of witnesses whose testimony tended to throw doubt on James’ narrative.

Successful prosecution of the case, and likewise successful defense, depends completely on the jury’s…