State v. Curtis

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Marshall, J.:

The defendant appeals from a conviction for rape under section 3393 of the General Statutes of 1915.

1. A number of questions are presented, the first of which is whether the court erred in overruling the defendant’s plea in abatement. It appears that the defendant was first arrested on a charge of rape, on which he waived preliminary examination and was held for trial in the district court. Afterward, another complaint was filed charging the defendant with rape, with decoying the complaining witness with intent to cause her to be secretly…