People v. Westbrook

Feb 17, 1893
Reporters:
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Before:
Hooker
Hooker, C. J.

Defendant was convicted of an indecent assault upon ‍​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‍the person of his daughter, a girl of nine years of age.

The warrant was based upon a written complaint ‍​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‍made by defendant‘s wife, who was also allowed to testify against him at the trial, upon the part of ‍​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‍the people, without his consent.

The case falls within .the principles laid down in the case of People v. Quanstrom, 93 ‍​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‍Mich. 254, where a complaint for bigamy made by a wife against her husband was held insufficient.

*630Tbe conviction will ‍​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‍be set aside, and tbe defendant discharged.

The other Justices concurred.