act. Dr. Brevard, who examined Mrs, Edwards withint 20 te
30 minutes after the event testified that there had been a
full and completed act of copulation, He detailed the phy-
sical condition of Mrs. Edwards, as well as other facts not
necessary for us to set out, proving, without question,
there had been a complete act of sexual intercourse, It is
thus seen there was ample evidence to sustaiin the finding
of the jury."
35 SOUTHERN REPORTER (2nd SERIES) 323
Execution confimred, Vicksburg Sunday Post, Vicksburg,
MisSe» Jane 30, 1977
act. Dr. Brevard, who examined Mrs, Edwards withint 20 te
30 minutes after the event testified that there had been a
full and completed act of copulation, He detailed the phy-
sical condition of Mrs. Edwards, as well as other facts not
necessary for us to set out, proving, without question,
there had been a camplete act of sexual intercourse, It is
thus seen there was ample evidence to sustain the finding
of. the jury."
35 SOUTHERN REPORTER (2nd SERIES) 323
Execution confimred. Vicksburg Sunday Post, Vicksburg,
Miss., Jan. 30, 1977
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Dr, Brevard, who examined Mrs, Edwards withint 20 te
30 minutes after the event testified that there had been a
full and completed act of copulation, He detailed the phy=
sical condition of Mrs. Edwards, as well as other facts not
necessary for us to set out, proving, without question,
there had been a camwlete act of sexual intercourse, It is
thus seen there was ample evidence to sustelin the finding
of the jury."
35 SOUTHERN REPORTER (2nd SERIES) 323
Execution confimred.
Miss., Jan, 30, 1977
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WILLIS. Rufus July Guid, 19):8
Electrocuted, Vicksburg, Miss., July 2, 1918, (Change of
venue from Coahoma County.) "Willis was convicted of the
forceable rape of Mrs. “argie Eughes Edwards and sentenced
to death, He appeals, The appeal involves only one ques-
tion, That ouestion is whether the jury was justified in
finding him guilty of rape or merely of attempted rapeee.
Willis testiféed that he robbed Mrs, Edwards by the use of
a shotgun and other forces; that he then dragged her te a
nearby ‘borrow pit', get on tep of her and was in position
to rape her but was prevented from actually accomplishing
his purpose by her resistence, He was the only witness —
‘in his belahf, On the part of the State, one witness tes-
tified that Willis told him the foregoing facts except tha
Willis said he succeeded in a partial, but net full, pene-
tration @f the vagina, The evidence of Mrs, Edwards was
that there was a full and comlete accomplishment of the
‘in his belahf, On the part of the State, one witness tes-
WILLIS. Rufus July 24, 19)8
Electrocuted, Vicksburg, Miss., July 2, 1948, (Change of
venue from Coahoma County.) "Willis was convicted of the
forceable rape of Mrs. “argie Hughes Edwards and sentenced]
to death, He appeals, The appeal involves only ene ques-
tion, ‘That ouestion is whether the jury was justified in
finding him guilty of rape or merely ef attempted rape...
Willis testifged that he robbed Mrs, Edwards by the use of
a shotgun and other force; that he then dragged her to a
nearby ‘borrow pit', get on tep of her and was in position
to rape her but was prevented from actually accomplishing
his purpose by her resistence, He was the only witness
tified that Willis told him the foregoing facts except that
Willis said he succeeded in a artial, but net full, pene-
tration af the vagina, The evidence of Mrs, Edwards was
that there was a full and complete accomplishment of the
WILLIS. Rufus Taly 2aa, 1948
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