People v. Wright

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE STAMOS

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant was indicted for the crime of rape, pled not guilty and waived his right to trial by jury. He was found guilty and sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of not less than 10 nor more than 20 years. Defendant contends that the testimony of the prosecutrix was not clear and convincing, that the State failed to corroborate her testimony with medical evidence, and that defendant was therefore not proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

Mrs. Ver die Johnson, the prosecutrix, testified that on July 17, 1969, she and her…