People v. Smithle

STEEL, J. pro tem.

The appellant was charged with the crime of incest alleged to have been committed upon his daughter, thirteen years of age. He was found guilty by a jury and has appealed from the judgment of conviction and from the order denying a new trial.

Appellant is the father of seven children, the youngest being of the age of six months. In June, 1941, appellant’s wife was placed in the Sonoma State Home for .the Feeble Minded and the household duties were thereafter performed by various housekeepers employed from time to time. The complaining witness testified that her father…