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· 10/14/1954

Salemi v. New York

Citations

  • 348 U.S. 845

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • defend ant’s unexplained presence in victim’s house, after gaining access by “force and stealth” through window, supported intent to steal inference
  • insufficient evidence of force to prove that intercourse was without the consent of the woman
  • “[t]he essence of the crime [of rape] is ... the injury and outrage to the feelings of the woman by the forceful penetration of her person.”
  • upholds Illinois’ five-year statute of limitations for post-conviction relief

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