Bradburn v. State

Appellant was charged with the commission of the crime of rape upon the person of a female child under the age of fourteen years.

The first question presented is whether there was sufficient proof of penetration. Section 1875 Burns 1901 provides : “In prosecutions for the offense of rape, proof of penetration shall be sufficient evidence of the commission of the offense.”. We do not deem it necessary to exhibit the evidence in detail. There was an indefinite question asked the prosecuting witness as to the act of appellant with reference to the matter of penetration. From her answer to such…