People v. Clifton

The defendant, convicted at a trial by jury of assault with intent to commit rape (Pen. Code, § 220), claims on appeal that the evidence was insufficient to justify the verdict, and that the trial court erred in its rulings, thus, preventing a fair trial. On the day of the offense, the prosecutrix, Connie Goss, 18 years old, rode some two miles on her bicycle from her mother’s home to the residence of a Mrs. Wells, which was located on Road 168 near a bridge which crossed the St. John’s River. She had agreed to water a lawn and growing plants at Mrs. Wells’ home while the latter was on…