People v. Anderson

Defendant James Ivan Anderson was convicted of statutory rape and sentenced to 3 years’ probation and a fine. Motion to set aside conviction and request for a new trial was denied, and defendant appeals. The case was transferred to the Court of Appeals on October 14, 1964.

Defendant was convicted under CLS 1961, § 750-.520 (Stat Ann 1954 Bev § 28.788) of rape upon a 13-year-old girl. She testified at the examination before a municipal judge that she had sexual intercourse with the defendant in Berrien county on the day alleged in the complaint. The examining judge found probable cause of the…