People v. Ezzo
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to superior court of Grand Rapids. (Burlingame J.) Respondent was convicted of the crime of rape, and sentenced to imprisonment in the State prison at Jackson for 20 years. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtGrant, J.
The respondent was convicted of the crime of rape upon his stepdaughter, 16 years old.
1. It was not error to permit the prosecution to ask the complaining witness why she did not make complaint toiler mother immediately after the commission of the crime. It is always competent for the prosecution to explain such a delay. In response, she testified that respondent threatened to kill her if she did.
2. It is insisted that the court did not correctly instruct-the jury upon the subject of a reasonable doubt. The-instruction was as follows:
“ The respondent comes before you presumed to be innocent…
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