People v. Stevenson

Defendant Hilliard Stevenson was convicted by a trial judge sitting without a jury of sodomy, MCLA § 750.158 (Stat Ann 1962 Rev § 28-.355). This is a delayed appeal upon leave granted.

The elements of the crime were established by the testimony of two boys upon whom the defendant performed intercourse per anum. These boys, age ten and age six, also testified that defendant threatened to kill them if they revealed the incident. Six days after the act, the boys reported the crime to the police.

Defendant claims that the delay between the act and the complaint renders the boys’ testimony val…