State v. Wilson

I find myself unable to agree to a reversal because of the error in the charge quoted in the majority opinion. It strikes me that the last sentence quoted should be construed in the light of the previous sentences in which the court said:

“In considering the evidence in this case you will consider what evidence corroborates other evidence, and you may ask what corroboration there is of the testimony of * * * [complaining wit*456ness] that she was raped. You will ask yourselves what evidence there is by way of corroboration of defendant’s alibi.”

It was in the light of these suggestions that the…