MR. JUSTICE MURPHY delivered the opinion of the court.
In a bench trial, defendant Artie Lee Bailey, Harold Johnson and James Smith were found guilty of rape and aggravated battery. Defendant Bailey was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of six to ten years. Defendant contends that he was not proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. The other two defendants are not parties to this appeal.
At about 7:30 p.m. on July 23, 1966, the prosecutrix, a 16-year...
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