State v. Raymond

Citations

• 69 Wash. 98
• 124 P. 495
• 1912 Wash. LEXIS 852

Syllabus

<p>Rape—Evidence—Corroboration—Necessity. Under Rem. & Bal. Code, § 2443, providing that no conviction of rape shall be had upon the testimony of the female against whom the crime was committed unless supported by other evidence, corroboration of her testimony as to the use of force to overcome her resistance is essential where force is an element of the offense under -Id., § 2435.</p> <p>Rape—Evidence—Sufficiency. There is no corroboration of the prosecuting witness as to the use of force to overcome her resistance, where there were no eyewitnesses, no one heard her outcry, if she made any, she made no complaint for some time, her clothing was not torn and she was not injured, it not being sufficient to merely prove opportunity and recent penetration.</p>