State v. Lefante

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Vanderbilt, C. J.

The defendant was convicted on both counts of each of three indictments, all of which were identical except in alleging the commission of the crimes on different days over a period of four months. The first count of each indictment charged that the defendant “did carnally abuse a girl (naming her) aged nine years, contrary to the jnovisions of R. S. 2:163 — 1.” The statute reads as follows:

“Any person who shall have carnal knowledge of a woman forcibly against her will, or shall aid, abet, counsel, hire, cause or procure any person to…