State v. Sandoval

COMPTON, Chief Justice.

Appellant was convicted by a jury of Bernalillo County of the crime of assault with intent to rape, and he appeals.

As a first point appellant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support the conviction. A review of the evidence becomes necessary. On the night of July 13, 1954, appellant followed the prosecuting witness as she was driving to her home in an automobile from the eastern part of the City of Albuquerque. At various times he would drive up beside her automobile and blink his lights and then fall behind. Finally, he dashed up beside her and stopped her…