Buzzard v. Commonwealth

Kelly, P.,

delivered the opinion of the court.

The charge in the indictment in this case is that on January 23, 1921, the defendant, “Charles Buzzard, in and upon one Alto Robertson, a female child under the age of fifteen years, to-wit, of the age of thirteen years, violently and feloniously did make an assault; and he, the said Alto Robertson, then and there, to-wit, on the day and year aforesaid, unlawfully and feloniously, did carnally know and abuse, against the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth.”

The verdict of the jury was as follows: “We, the jury, find the accused, Charles Buzzard,…