Guldin v. State of Arizona

This is a case of statutory rape alleged to have been committed by the stepfather on his stepdaughter who was eight years of age, the offense claimed to have been committed at the home of the parents in Globe, Arizona, on the 28th day of August, 1944. The jury brought in a verdict of guilty at the trial in the superior court, and from the judgment rendered thereon, this appeal is taken.

"We will hereafter style the appellant as the defendant and the State of Arizona as the state.

The defendant submits four assignments of error committed by the trial court, the first one being that the verdict…