STATE v. GERALD DAVIS

No. 5562.

108 N.H. 158 (1967)

STATE v. GERALD P. DAVIS.

Supreme Court of New Hampshire.

Decided May 23, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George S. Pappagianis, Attorney General, Norman E. D' -Amours, Assistant Attorney General, and Emile R. Bussiere, county attorney (Mr. D'Amours orally), for the State.

William D. Tribble and Mrs. Helen White (Mr. Tribble orally), for the defendant.


LAMPRON, J.

Where, as in RSA 585:16, the statute does not expressly describe the female involved as one not the wife of the accused, it is not necessary for the State to allege or prove that the complaining witness was not the wife of the defendant. People v. Walden, 21 Ill.2d 164, 168; 75 C.J.S., Rape, s. 38, p. 501. If they were in fact husband and wife, which would prevent the intercourse from being...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases