Henry Kitelaeya v. R., Crim. App. 200-M-67, 4/6/67, Cross, J.
Accused was convicted of rape, on the testimony of the woman who was raped, and of two people who saw the victim shortly after she was raped, but who never saw accused.
Held: The mere allegation of a rape victim is insufficient to sustain a conviction of rape. The testimony of the two witnesses who saw the victim after she was raped supplied no corroboration because their only basis for believing that accused committed the rape was the word of the victim. Conviction and sentence were quashed.
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