People v. Burrel

Defendant was convicted of statutory rape, of having carnal knowledge of a female under the age of 16 years. 3 Comp. Laws 1915, § 15211. To review judgment he brings error.

The prosecution is predicated on section 39, chap. 7, Act No. 175, Pub. Acts 1927:

“Every person concerned in the commission of an offense, whether he directly commits the act constituting the offense or procures, counsels, aids, or abets in its commission may hereafter be prosecuted, indicted, tried and on conviction shall be punished as if he had directly committed such offense.”

One Bracken, a young married man, had sexual…