Case Name: The People, Resp't, v. Frederick Kunz, App'lt
Court: New York Supreme Court, General Term
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1894-03-06
Citations: 58 N.Y. St. Rep. 740
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People, Resp’t, v. Frederick Kunz, App’lt.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York State Reporter
Volume: 58
Pages: 740–740

Head Matter:
The People, Resp’t, v. Frederick Kunz, App’lt.
(Supreme Court, General Term, Second Department,
Filed March 6, 1894.)
Evidence—Rape—Corroboration.
A conviction of rape, on the uncorroborated testimony of the complainant, will he reversed.
Appeal from judgment of conviction.
Thorton, Earle & Kiendl, for app’lt; Daniel Noble, Dist. A tty. for the People.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
A careful examination of the evidence in this case has failed to disclose any testimony corroborative of the complainant's story. The conviction rests upon her testimony, uncorroborated by other evidence. The judgment must be reversed, and a new trial had.