United States v. George Gray, Jr.

On this appeal from a conviction of foreeable rape and burglary, the only issue is whether the testimony of the prosecutrix was sufficiently corroborated.

Appellant urges that corroboration of the corpus delicti requires independent evidence tending to establish each and every material element of the offense. Specifically, he contends that because the Government’s proof as to penetration rested wholly on the complainant’s testimony, his conviction must be reversed. Although there are statements in Allison v. United States, 133 U.S.App.D.C. 159, 409 F.2d 445 (1969) and United States v. Bryant,…