Legal Opinion

People v. Cosad

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided December 23, 1937PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtEdgcomb, J.

The indictment charges the defendants with the crime of rape in the first degree. They have been found guilty of attempted rape.

The prosecutrix testified that, on the night in question, the three defendants assaulted her, and that Cosad and Crane overcame her resistance and had sexual intercourse with her, Cosad on two occasions and Crane on one. She insists, in no uncertain terms, that these defendants accomplished their purpose; that they fully carried out their intent; that the crime of rape was completed, and not interrupted or left unfinished. True, she is not corroborated as to the…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Hicks v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1889
  2. Graham v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1899
  3. People v. MurchNew York Court of Appeals · 1934
  4. People v. . CollinsNew York Court of Appeals · 1922
  5. Tryon v. WillbankAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1932

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. United States v. FlemingDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1966
  2. Lightfoot v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1976
  3. People v. RichetteNew York Court of Appeals · 1973
  4. State v. BraathenNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1950
  5. State v. SargentMissouri Court of Appeals · 1953

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