Fry v. Commonwealth

The accused, John R. Fry, stands convicted of rape by force. He is a taxi driver and lives in Richmond. The prosecutrix, Mrs. Nora Brooks, is a widow with three children and lives in Hopewell. The offense itself is charged to have been committed in Amelia county on September 10, 1933. There was a jury trial and verdict on September 30, 1933.

The evidence is nauseous and unfit to print. We shall not attempt to restate it. While that for the Commonwealth, if implicitly believed, will sustain the verdict, yet it is so contrary to human experience that we cannot accept *1087it, unless there is more…