The People v. Ladas

Plaintiff in error, George Ladas, hereinafter referred to as defendant, was indicted for the crime of statutory rape alleged to have been committed on June 23, 1954. He was tried by the circuit court of St. Clair County without a jury and was found guilty as charged. Motions for a new trial were overruled and he was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of 15 years. He has brought a writ of error to this court to reverse the conviction and remand the cause for a new trial.

From a careful review and comparison of the testimony, it appears that prosecutrix, 14 years of age, her io-year-old…