State v. . Williams

The defendant was convicted of the crime of rape at the November Term, 1922, of the Superior Court of New Hanover County, Judge Connor presiding, and from the judgment upon such conviction appealed to this Court.

The State’s evidence, if believed, showed beyond any doubt the com-mission of the crime of rape, all the elements showing in this testimony. The defendant admitted the act, denied any force, and claimed that the act was done with the consent of the prosecuting witness. The additional and supporting evidence of the State and that of the defendant concerned only the corroboration, or…