State v. Stevens

Russell M. Stevens, alias John Roberts, was convicted of an attempt to commit rape in Missoula county and sentenced to serve a term of 30 years in the state prison. Motion for a new trial was made and overruled. The appeal is from the judgment and the order denying new trial; it is predicated upon eight assignments of error. However, the assignments contemplate three propositions: (1) The sufficiency of the information; (2) the sufficiency of the evidence to support the verdict and judgment; and (3) the refusal of offered instructions.

The charge was based upon the provisions of section 11590…