People v. Lewis
California Court of Appeal
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Sonoma County, and from orders denying a new trial and denying a motion in arrest of judgment. Emmett Seawell, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtChipman, P. J.
Defendant was charged in the information with the crime of rape upon a small child under the age of "sixteen years. The jury returned a verdict of guilty as charged. Defendant appeals from the order denying his motion in arrest of judgment, from the order denying his motion for a new trial and from the final judgment of conviction.
1. Defendant was convicted as an accessory before the fact. The prosecutrix was the stepdaughter of defendant. There is no evidence that defendant had sexual intercourse with her or that he was present at the commission of the crime, but there was abundant evidence…
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