People v. Crawford
California Court of Appeal
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Glenn County and from an order refusing a new trial. Wm. M. Finch, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtBurnett, J.
Sexual intercourse under the age of consent was the offense charged in this case, a conviction was secured on the uncorroborated testimony of the prosecutrix, who is the daughter of defendant, and he was sentenced to thirty years in the penitentiary.
Appellant calls attention to the admonition given to the jury, and which is deemed proper in such cases, to view the testimony of the prosecutrix with caution, and claims that it must have been entirely disregarded in the determination of his guilt. It is declared that discredit and distrust naturally arise from the consideration of the manifold…
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