The People v. White

Defendant was indicted for statutory rape and forcible rape, and after pleading not guilty, was tried in the criminal court of Cook County and found guilty by a jury which fixed his punishment at ten years imprisonment, and he was subsequently sentenced to the Illinois State Penitentiary. On writ of error, defendant contends that the State failed to prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, that the testimony of the prosecuting witness was not clear and convincing, and that the People failed to corroborate her testimony as required by law.

The prosecutrix testified that she was 13 years of…