People v. Borowski

Defendant was tried in circuit court under an information charging the crime of statutory rápe * on á 12-year-old girl, herein referred to as the prosecutrix. The offense was alleged to have been committed September 24, 1947. The jury returned a verdict of guilty, a motion for new trial was denied, and sentence was imposed. Prom the conviction and judgment, defendant, on leave granted, has appealed.

On the trial of the case defendant, a man 50 years •of age, was a witness in his own behalf, and denied his guilt of any improper relations with the prosecutrix. During the course of his…