Jones v. People
Supreme Court of Colorado
Plaintiff in error was convicted of statutory rape. Error to the District Court of Kit Carson County, Hon. Arthur Cornforth, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Burke
Plaintiff in error (hereinafter referred to as defendant) , a married man of the age of 44 years, was tried in the lower court on an information of three counts, each of which charged a statutory rape on a twelve year old girl. He was convicted on each count and sentenced. From that judgment he brings error.
It is said that a new trial must be ordered for two reasons, First, because the verdict is not supported by the evidence ; Second, because the venue was not proven.
If, as defendant insists, this conviction rested on the uncorroborated testimony of the prosecuting witness, that *501fact alone…
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