Fisher v. Commonwealth

The sole question presented by this appeal from convictions of sodomy and attempted rape is whether they are sufficiently supported by the testimony of the victim, a ten-year-old girl. We find the evidence sufficient and affirm the convictions.

William A. Fisher was indicted for the sodomy and rape of the child. After a bench trial, he was convicted of sodomy and attempted rape and was sentenced to a total of thirty years’ confinement. The victim’s testimony was the sole evidence of the defendant’s alleged acts, and it was corroborated only by her prompt report of them to other members of her…