State v. Farmer
Idaho Supreme Court
APPEAL from the District Court of the Sixth Judicial District, for Bingham County. Hon. F. J. Cowen, Judge. Respondent was convicted of statutory rape. Evidence offered for the purpose of discrediting a prosecutrix to show acts of unehastity is not admissible.
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APPEAL from the District Court of the Sixth Judicial District, for Bingham County. Hon. F. J. Cowen, Judge. Respondent was convicted of statutory rape. Evidence offered for the purpose of discrediting a prosecutrix to show acts of unehastity is not admissible. (State v. Henderson, 19 Ida. 524, 114 Pac. 30; State v. Anthony, 6 Ida. 383, 55 Pae. 884; State v. Anderson, 6 Ida. 706, 59 Pac. 180; State v. Lancaster, 10 Ida. 410, 78 Pac. 1081.) Where there is substantial evidence to support the verdict of conviction the trial court commits error in granting a new trial. (People v. Mallicoat, 27…
1Opinion of the CourtBudge, J.
Respondent was convicted of the crime commonly designated as statutory rape. This appeal is by the state from an order granting a new trial.
From the record it appears, inter alia, that the prosecutrix was a young girl, fourteen years of age; that she lived *372with her parents at Blackfoot, Bingham County, Idaho; that respondent was her uncle by marriage; that this uncle did janitor work in the land office and a Mr. Jones’ office in Blackfoot, Idaho; that on the morning of July 2, 1916, the prosecutrix accompanied respondent to the offices herein-before mentioned; that the assault is alleged to…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- State v. AndersonIdaho Supreme Court · 1899
- State v. HendersonIdaho Supreme Court · 1911
- State v. PettitIdaho Supreme Court · 1920
- State v. AnthonyIdaho Supreme Court · 1899
- State v. LancasterIdaho Supreme Court · 1904
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