Commonwealth v. Stephens

Opinion by

Rhodes, J.,

Defendant was convicted of felonious rape. The indictment charged him with carnally knowing the victim forcibly and against her will. Defendant’s motion for a directed verdict was denied by the trial judge, and his subsequent motions for a new trial and in arrest of judgment have been refused by the court below. Sentence having been imposed, defendant has appealed.

One of the questions for determination on this appeal is whether the carnal knowledge of a woman who is insane at the time of the commission of the act constitutes rape under the laws of this Commonwealth, where…