Judgment reversed on the law, and a new trial ordered.
It was error to refuse to charge, as requested by the defendant's counsel, that the pregnancy of the complainant and the birth of the child were not corroboration of the charge against defendant. (People v. Whitson, 234 N.Y. 517; People v. Anthony, 293 N.Y. 649.) The court erred in charging that the testimony as to pregnancy could be considered with all the other testimony in determining whether...
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