People v. Tierney

California Supreme Court
People v. Tierney, 67 Cal. 54 (Cal. 1885)
7 P. 37; 1885 Cal. LEXIS 541

People v. Tierney

Opinion of the Court

The Court.

On the trial of the defendant, who was charged with the crime of rape, the prosecutrix was permitted, against the objection and exception of the defendant, to give in evidence the particulars of the complaint which she testified she made to Mrs. Kieley shortly after the occurrence. This was held erroneous by this court in the recent case of People v. Mayes, 66 Cal. 597. On the authority of that case the judgment and order are reversed and the cause remanded for a new trial.

Myrick, J., dissented.

Reference

Full Case Name
THE PEOPLE v. PATRICK TIERNEY
Cited By
6 cases
Status
Published
Syllabus
Cbiminal Law—Rape—Evtoenoe—Pabtiotlabs of Costplatot. — On a trial for rape, the prosecutrix cannot give evidence of the particulars of a complaint made by her shortly after the assault.