Rucker v. People

Per Curiam: The grand jury of Moultrie county, at its March term, 1906, returned an indictment against plaintiff in error. It contained two counts. The first charged him with having committed rape upon one Mary Stoler. The second charged him with having assaulted her with intent to commit rape. The case was tried by a jury, which returned a verdict finding him guilty of rape, as charged in the first count, and fixing his punishment at one year in the penitentiary. A motion was made to set aside the verdict and to grant a new trial, which motion was overruled and judgment entered upon the…