People v. Jordan

Defendant Walter Jordan was convicted, following a jury trial, of rape, MCLA § 750.520 (Stat Ann 1954 Rev § 28.788). Defendant brings this appeal as of right.

We have examined the record in great detail and the following appear to be the facts of the case. The complainant, Barnie Bracey, a nine-year-old girl, lived in an apartment with her mother in the city of Detroit in December, 1966. Defendant, his wife and stepdaughter, who is the same age as complainant, lived on the same floor of the building, across the hall from the Bracey apartment.

Complainant testified that on Saturday, December 17,…