Callaghan v. State
Arizona Supreme Court
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of the County of Mohave. John A. Ellis, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtFranklin, J.
The defendant was convicted of the crime of rape, perpetrated upon a girl under the age of 18 years; that is to say, a girl the law presumes is too young to give her consent to the sexual act. The appeal is from the judgment of conviction and an order denying a motion for a new trial.
The defendant complains that the information upon which he was tried is bad because it charges two offenses, namely, assault and rape; and that if his contention in this behalf be not sustained, he urges that the information states no offense at all. So far as material to the discussion (except the name of the…
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