State v. Perry

An information filed by the prosecuting attorney for Kitsap county charged the defendant with the crime of assault in the second degree, alleging that the assault was made with intent to commit rape. Upon a verdict of guilty rendered by the jury, the court entered judgment of conviction and sentence. Defendant appealed.

The evidence introduced by the state may be summarized as follows: The complaining witness, a widow about forty years of age, resided with her sister a short distance from the business district of the city of Bremerton. The house in which she lived is in the middle of a block…