Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

United States ex rel. Dopkowski v. Randolph

United States ex rel. Dopkowski v. Randolph, 359 U.S. 1004 (1959)

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1959-05-25
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • defend ant’s unexplained presence in victim’s house, after gaining access by “force and stealth” through window, supported intent to steal inference
  • insufficient evidence of force to prove that intercourse was without the consent of the woman
  • “[t]he essence of the crime [of rape] is ... the injury and outrage to the feelings of the woman by the forceful penetration of her person.”
  • upholds Illinois’ five-year statute of limitations for post-conviction relief

Citator

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C. A. 7th Cir. Certiorari denied.