Strand v. State

Kimball, Justice.

The plaintiff in error, hereinafter called the defendant, was convicted of rape of his own daughter who at the time of the offense was about ten and one-half years of age.

The testimony of the prosecutrix reveals a shocking state of depravity. If the defendant committed the act charged, his wife, the mother of prosecutrix, probably knew at the time what was being done. It is contended that the evi dence was insufficient. The testimony of the prosecutrix as to the main fact, i. e., that defendant was the person who had carnal knowledge of her, was not corroborated. A conviction…