Tagged: Rape

The Supreme Court is called upon to again make final determination of an appeal involving the crime of rape, emanating from the final ruling of the 1st Judicial Circuit, Criminal Assizes “E”, which adjudged the appellant herein, Kollie Buway guilty of the crime of rape. The records indicate that at the time the crime was committed, the appellant and private prosecutrix were 57 and 12 years old, respectively.
The certified records show that on March 4, 2009, a writ of arrest was issued out of the Paynesville Magisterial Court against the appellant, charging him with the commission of the crime of rape; thereafter, the appellant was indicted by the grand jury for Montserrado County on the single charge of rape and forwarded to the 1st Judicial Circuit, Criminal Assizes “E” for prosecution. We quote below the indictment, to