McLain v. State

The plaintiff in error (hereinafter called the defendant) was convicted of rape, and brings error to re-vérse the judgment. Some claims are made of error in the rulings on evidence, but they are clearly untenable and we do not deem it necessary to specifically treat' them. The claim that the evidence is not sufficient to sustain a conviction for rape will be briefly treated.

The evidence shows without dispute that the prosecutrix and the defendant were acquaintances for about ten years and were about twenty and twenty-two years of age respectively, and resided at the village of Eence in Eorest…