State v. Hyams

The defendant was convicted of a statutory felony as hereinafter stated, was sentenced for an indeterminate term of imprisonment in the state prison, and he appeals from the judgment. While numerous errors are assigned, only two of the assignments require special attention.

The defendant was charged with an assault “with intent * # # feloniously and by force and violence to carnally know and ravish” a married woman not his wife. We could subserve no good purpose in attempting to set forth the evidence even in substance. Reference will therefore be made to such part or parts of the evidence in…