State v. . Thompson

Criminal prosecution on indictment charging the defendants with rape.

The evidence for the State tends to show that on the night of 17 March, 1946, around the hour of midnight, the defendants severally had sexual intercourse with the prosecuting witness, Mrs. Dorothy Lou Fry, who testified: "I did not object to the intercourse these defendants had with me because I was so frightened, I was afraid they would kill me; it was against my wishes and against my will. . . . I did not consent; I used as much force as I could to keep them from having sexual intercourse with me."

Three of the defendants,…