People v. Walker

Defendant was accused in an Information of two counts of rape (Pen. Code, § 261, subd. 4); two counts of kidnaping (Pen. Code, § 207); and one count of burglary (Pen. Code, § 459). A jury trial resulted in a verdict finding the defendant guilty on all counts. His motion for a new trial and application for probation were denied and he was sentenced to state’s prison. The sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the verdict is not questioned and defendant relies on claimed errors in the conduct of the trial as grounds for reversal of the judgment.

On March 26, 1955, the prosecuting witness, Donna…