People v. Hosack

Defendant appeals from his jury conviction of the crime of assault with intent to commit rape. CLS 1961, § 750.85 (Stat Ann 1962 Rev §28.280).

The prosecution introduced evidence showing that the defendant after gaining admittance to the house of the complaining witness on the pretext of wanting to make a telephone call, and using the telephone directory, grabbed her and started to drag her upstairs. The daughter of the complaining witness came into the house in response to her mother’s screams, and in the commotion following, the victim was able to free herself and run from the house. The…