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PEOPLE v. OKUR

Docket No. 7188.

196 Cal.App.2d 330 (1961)

17 Cal. Rptr. 78

THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. MEHNET OKUR, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division Two.

October 16, 1961.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mehnet Okur, in pro. per., for Appellant.

Stanley Mosk, Attorney General, William E. James, Assistant Attorney General, and Jack K. Weber, Deputy Attorney General, for Respondent.

ASHBURN, J.

Tried without a jury, defendant was convicted of forcible rape and now appeals. Appellant's sole contention is that the presumption of innocence supported by his own testimony carries such weight that the testimony of the prosecutrix cannot prevail. [1] That testimony is substantially corroborated but were the converse true the absence of corroboration would not be controlling if the court believed...

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