Dockerty v. People

Plaintiff in error was convicted of the offense of feloniously assaulting and taking indecent liberties with his daughter Marjorie, a child of the age of fifteen years, and brings error.

The principal error assigned and argued is that evidence was admitted, over the objection of defendant, of acts of sexual intercourse between defendant and an older daughter, some months prior to the date of the offense charged.

The admission of this evidence is defended on the ground that it comes within the exception to the general .rule excluding evidence of other offenses, which allows evidence of such…