Smith v. State

This is an appeal from the district court of Beaver county, wherein the defendant, Arthur 0. Smith, was convicted of the crime of rape, alleged to have been committed upon his daughter, Leola Mary Smith, a child under the age of 14 years.

Numerous assignments of error are relied upon for reversal of this"judgment; but, in view of disposition made of this appeal, it will be necessary only to consider one of such assignments.

The information charged the offense to have been committed on or about the 1st day of August, 1918.

The evidence disclosed that the prosecutrix reached the age of 14 years on…