State v. Brown

Citations

• 85 Kan. 418
• 116 P. 508
• 1911 Kan. LEXIS 85

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>1. Statutory Crime — Evidence—Other Acts of Defendant and Prosecutrix Competent. In a prosecution for carnal knowledge of a female under the age of eighteen years evidence of anterior and subsequent acts of sexual intercourse between the prosecutrix and the defendant may be received in evidence to show the relations existing between the parties as well as their disposition toward each other.</p> <p>2. -■ Same. Evidence of such other acts are not admitted to show other offenses but as tending to show the offense on which a conviction is sought, and the testimony is not rendered inadmissible because it may tend to prove the commission of other offenses.</p> <p>3. - Uncorroborated Evidence of Prosecutrix Sufficient. In a prosecution of this kind there may be a conviction on the uncorroborated evidence of the prosecutrix if it is believed by the jury.</p>