State v. Anderson

Citations

• 6 Idaho 706
• 59 P. 180
• 1899 Ida. LEXIS 52

Syllabus

<p>Rape — Uncorroborated Testimony of Prosecutrix. — While a conviction, for rape may be properly had upon the uncorroborated' testimony of a prosecutrix, this would only be warranted when ithe reputation of the prosecutrix for chastity is unimpeached, and when the facts and circumstances surrounding the commission of the offense are corroboration and not contradictory of the statements of the prosecutrix.</p> <p>Same — Instructions—Prejudicial Error. — In a prosecution for rape, an instruction) which virtually instructs the jury that they may find corroboration of the testimony of the prosecutrix in her own statements is misleading and amounts to prejudicial error.</p> <p>(Syllabus by the court.)</p>