State v. Whitman

Defendant was convicted of the crime of carnal knowledge. He appeals from the judgment, entered after his motion for a new trial was denied.

There are numerous assignments of error, most of which need not be considered in view of the conclusion that there must be a new trial for error in the instructions to the jury.

It is contended that the evidence is insufficient. For the reason just stated, it would serve no useful purpose to discuss or analyze the testimony. It is enough to point out that some misgiving as to the justice of the verdict arises from the fact that incidentally it appeared…