· 10/14/1954
Salemi v. New York
Citations
- 348 U.S. 845
How courts have described this case
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- 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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