People v. Royal

Citations

• 53 Cal. 62

Syllabus

<p>Rape.—Force is a necessary element in the crime of rape. The employment of arts and devices, without violence, by which the moral nature of a female is corrupted so that she is no longer able to resist the temptation to yield to sexual desire is not sufficient to constitute rape.</p> <p>Sake—Seduction.—The testimony of medical experts in a trial for rape, as to the effect of indecent liberties upon the mind of the female, is inadmissible. Such acts are to be classed under the head of solicitation, and distinguish the crime of seduction from that of rape.</p>