Willard v. State

Stevens, J.(1) The case presents the question whether the proof is sufficient to sustain the conviction.

If this girl is a credible witness, her testimony not only justifies the conviction, but compels the conclusion that justice to the defendant and to society requires the affirmance of this judgment. The story of the frequent acts of intercourse between this middle-aged married man and this young girl from the time she was thirteen years of age is so unusual that the court approached its consideration of the case in the attitude of making a critical examination of the evidence that supports…