State v. Roberts

The defendant was charged with the crime of rape. Upon a trial, he was found guilty by a jury, and was sentenced to a term in the penitentiary. He appeals from that judgment.

At the close of the evidence for the state, counsel for the defendant moved the court for a directed verdict. The court denied this motion, saying:

“All I see is, they were together that night, left home that night, came back that night; and the fact of pregnancy, the clothes disarranged. . . . That’s all I can see. I do not think a conviction can stand on this testimony. I will overrule the motion and see what the case…