Legal Opinion

People v. Mayne

California Supreme Court

Decided October 9, 1897No. Crim. No. 224PublishedCited by 29 opinions

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los An-geles County, and from an order denying a new trial, and from an order refusing to hear a motion to set aside the order denying a new trial. B. N. Smith, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the CourtHakbison, J.

The defendant was convicted of rape in having sexual intercourse with a female child under the age of fourteen years, and has appealed from the judgment of conviction and from an order denying a new trial.

There was sufficient evidence before the jury to authorize them to find the fact of sexual intercourse by the defendant with the 'child, and that she was at the time under fourteen years of age, and their verdict thereon is not open to review.

The crime is charged to have been committed March 30, 1895, and for the purpose of establishing the age of the girl at that date her mother testified…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Queen v. HepburnSupreme Court of the United States · 1813
  2. Eisenlord v. . ClumNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
  3. Jones v. JonesCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1876
  4. Leggett v. BoydNew York Supreme Court · 1829
  5. Campbell v. WilsonTexas Supreme Court · 1859

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  5. People v. CarkeekCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1939

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