State v. Potter

The defendant was indicted for the crime of assault with intent to rape Marilyn Frances Henry. He pleaded not guilty and served notice of alibi witnesses. He was found guilty as charged and sentenced to twenty years in the penitentiary. Marilyn identified the defendant as her assailant. The question on the sufficiency of the evidence is whether there was sufficient testimony to corroborate Marilyn’s testimony in connecting defendant with the commission of the crime.

Seventeenyear-old Marilyn Frances Henry was returning home alone between 11 and 11:30 after an evening spent with a girl friend…