People v. Converse
California Court of Appeal
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Fresno County and from an order denying a new trial. W. M. Conley, Judge presiding. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtLennon, P. J.
The defendant in this case was charged with the crime of rape upon his fifteen year old daughter. He was convicted of assault with intent to commit rape, and has appealed from the judgment and from the order denying him a new trial.
The witness Charley Converse having testified to certain circumstances which tended to discredit the complaining witness, it was proper for the people to show, as was done, that he told certain people that he knew that the defendant was guilty, but would not be “fool enough to swear to it in court.” This and other statements of the witness along similar lines went…
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