People v. Terwilliger

The main questions in this case upon which the defendant relies for a reversal of the judgment of conviction are: First, the reception of the evidence of the complainant that she disclosed the facts of the assault to her father and mother, for the *675■first time, a week after it took place; second, that her testimony as to such assault was not sufficient to warrant a conviction under section 283 of the Penal Code. The case of rape is an exception to the rule that the evidence of a witness cannot he corroborated or ■confirméd by proof that such witness stated the facts testified to •on the trial,…