Lyon v. State

The plaintiff in error, referred to in this opinion as the defendant, was convicted of rape in the first degree, and sentenced to serve a term of 15 years in the state penitentiary at McAlester, and appeals.

An examination of the record shows that the testimony is sufficient to sustain the conviction and the judgment should be affirmed unless it is shown by the record that some error was committed in the trial of the case sufficient to warrant a reversal.

The defendant pleaded insanity; a jury was impaneled and returned a verdict finding the defendant sane.

The defendant has assigned eight…