State v. Bogue
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Palle District Court. — Joseph E. Meyer, Judge: PROSECUTION for seduction. There was a plea of not guilty. The jury rendered a verdict of guilty, and sentence was pronounced thereon. The defendant has appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtEvans, J.
1. SEDuoPIO1~: elements: jury question. The indictment charges the defendant with the crime of seduction, committed on Beulah Hitchcock on March 20, 1921. At the time of the alleged offense, the pi~osecutrix was 18 years of age, and the defendant was 5 years older. Both were pupils of one of the Des Moines high schools. The principal proposition argued by the appellant is that a verdict should have been directed in his favor, on the ground that the evidence failed to show that he was guilty of the crime charged. The defendant was a witness in his own behalf, and admitted illicit relations…
2Cited by1 opinion
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