People v. Reynolds

Defendant was convicted, as charged, of the crime of rape, alleged to have been committed about August 13, 1919, upon a girl of the age of thirteen years.

He appeals from the judgment and an order denying his motion for a new trial.

While defendant raises no question as to the sufficiency of the evidence produced in support of the verdict, he insists that the judgment should be reversed on account of alleged errors committed by the court in the course of the trial.

[1] Error is predicated upon the refusal of the court to instruct the jury, at the request of defendant, as follows: “You are…