Legal Opinion

People v. Carpenter

California Court of Appeal

Decided November 3, 1955No. Crim. 2599PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McMUKRAY, J. pro tern. *

This is an appeal from an-order denying a motion for new trial and from the judgment entered upon the jury’s verdict of guilty of violating section 288 of the Penal Code.

Viewing the evidence in a light most favorable to the People (respondent) the facts are that on July 2, 1954, defendant, a 64-year-old man, committed rape upon the person of an 8-year-old girl who made no outcry or complaint at the time of the offense nor until a vaginal infection was discovered on July 7, 1954, at which time she was examined by a physician.

The act took place in a toilet on the back…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. People v. HorowitzCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1945
  2. People v. SinghCalifornia Supreme Court · 1920
  3. People v. LindseyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1949
  4. People v. AleshireCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1949
  5. People v. CollinsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1907

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. People v. BurtonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1961
  2. People v. BerryCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1968
  3. People v. PikeCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1960
  4. People v. JacksonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1960

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