Gray v. Commonwealth

Samuel W. Gray stands charged with having raped Miss Frances Lillian Rice. He was indicted and tried by a jury which returned this verdict;

“We the jury find the defendant guilty, and fix his punishment at seven (7) years in the State Penitentiary.

(Signed) R. E. Remington, Foreman.”

*238That verdict was approved by Judge McCarthy and on it judgment was entered. It is now before us on a .writ of error.

These rules have long received the imprimatur of this court: We approve juries’ verdicts upheld by credible evidence. If the evidence is inherently incredible, we set them aside. Before .one can be…