State v. Armijo

Citations

• 25 N.M. 666
• 1920 NMSC 011

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT .</p> <p>In this jurisdiction no corroboration of a prosecutrix for rape, by way of testimony of an independent character emanating from an outside source, is required in order to sustain a conviction. But the bald charge of a woman against a man in this regard, unsupported and uncorroborated by facts and circumstances pointing to the g-uilt of the accused, is insufficient to meet the requirement of the law that a verdict must be supported by substantial evidence.</p>