Garcia v. State

This appeal is from a conviction of rape. The victim of the rape was the defendant’s nine year. old daughter.

After the defendant’s arrest, but before any written charge had been lodged against him, the child was examined by Dr. Harry J. Felch, county physician and health officer, and found to be afflicted with gonorrhea. She informed her stepmother that she had been mistreated by her father, the defendant, and thereupon a city policeman went with defendant to Dr. Felch, who took from defendant’s privates a culture which upon analysis disclosed that defendant was afflicted with gonorrhea.

Over…