State v. Kerrigan

Joe Kerrigan and Ed. Corcoran were found guilty of attempting to commit the crime of rape and were sentenced to the state prison. Kerrigan has appealed from the judgment. That Corcoran attempted to commit the crime there can be no doubt. If the judgment against appellant can be sustained, it must be upon the ground that he aided and abetted Corcoran.

The offense was committed on the evening of October 29, 1929. All the parties concerned were residents of Anaconda. Prosecutrix, fifteen years of age, knew Corcoran by sight and had seen appellant frequently but said she did not then know his…