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People v. Kunz

9 N.Y. Crim. 171 Court Supreme Court —General Term—Second Department. Decision date 1894-03-06 English

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Supreme Court —General Term—Second Department.
March 6, 1894.
PEOPLE v. FREDERICK KUNZ.
( 58 St. Rep. 740 .)

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Evidence—Rape—Cobrobobation.
A conviction of rape, on the uncorroborated testimony of the complainant, will be reversed.
Appeal from a judgment of conviction. .
Thorton, Earle & Kiendl, for appellant.
Daniel Noble, Dist. Atty., for the People.

A careful examination of the evidence in this ease has failed to disclose any testimony corroborative of the

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complainant’s story. The conviction rests upon her testimony, uncorroborated by other evidence. The judgment must be reversed, and a new trial had.