State v. Mertz
Citations
- 129 Wash. 420
- 225 P. 62
- 1924 Wash. LEXIS 753
Syllabus
<p>Rape (27) — Fobce and Resistance — Evidence—Sufficiency. Meager evidence of force is sufficient to sustain a conviction of rape, where the complaining witness, a niece living with the defendant, was not strong mentally or physically.</p> <p>Same (21) — Subsequent Offense — Evidence—Admissibility. In a prosecution for forcible rape, it is error to receive evidence of an unrelated offense six weeks after the offense charged, and of complaints thereof made by the prosecuting witness.</p>
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- jury instructed that if the victim “ ‘yield [ed] her consent during any part of the act... there is no such opposing will as the law requires to convict on the charge of rape’ ”
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Judges: Tolman
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6 cases in this archive cite this case.
- State v. LynchWashington Supreme Court· 2013-09-19· cited 40×
- State v. McKnightCourt of Appeals of Washington· 1989-06-19· cited 37×
- State of Oregon v. RisenOregon Supreme Court· 1951-09-26· cited 24×
- Griswold v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas· 1986-10-06· cited 14×
- State v. KnappWashington Supreme Court· 2021-05-06· cited 2×
- Commonwealth v. KlierCambria County Court of Quarter Sessions· 1951-09-12
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