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Thomas L. Pi!ei-,
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but i.o .-rar?-ant. n1e conviction
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no reoeona.ble
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to give conelderatlon
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or carnal
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cu~r1x
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duty
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as involved
and a,;11.111et the
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the
rape
reasonable
beyond -
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part
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instructs
ld;eroourse
doubt
1w:. 71"<' 1 ,a
1:£ they bel1ev•
entered
It
they b lleve
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Jury must fill".. tt e acou.sed,
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Thoms.a L, Pifer,
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to by otter
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as ot.arged,
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be corroborated
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did have carnal
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not r•4uire
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ti.me e.na. pl11ee when 1 t
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the dofendllllt
o! the prosecu.rix,
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Rockingham County Criminal Court: Criminal Cases
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Rockingham County Criminal Court
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1820-1971; currently digitized: 1820-1930.
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1927
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Commonwealth v. Thomas L. Pifer Jr.
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Defendant charged with felony rape.
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Felony
Rape
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Jennifer Taylor
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CCR001_009_297
Austin
Dovel
Myers
Pifer
Shuler