State v. Taylor
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Nodaway Circuit Court. — Hon. William C. Ellison, Judge. (1) Prosecutrix’s character for chastity was in issue. It could he established by her general reputation regardless of any nice distinction between ‘ ‘ character” and “reputation.” 2 Wig-more on Evidence, section 1620; Carroll v. State, 74 Miss. 690; In re Vandiver, 4 Cal.
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Appeal from Nodaway Circuit Court. — Hon. William C. Ellison, Judge. (1) Prosecutrix’s character for chastity was in issue. It could he established by her general reputation regardless of any nice distinction between ‘ ‘ character” and “reputation.” 2 Wig-more on Evidence, section 1620; Carroll v. State, 74 Miss. 690; In re Vandiver, 4 Cal. App. 654; State v. Connor, 142 N. C. 705; State v. Kelley, 191 Mo. 691. ■ In the following cases the evidence was admitted but the question was not discussed. State v. Schenk, 238 Mo. 440; State v. Pipkin, 221 Mo. 458; State v. DeWitt, 186 Mo. 63. (2) The…
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMS, C.
Upon an information charging him with the carnal knowledge of an unmarried female of previous chaste character between the ages of fifteen and eighteen years, defendant was tried, in the circuit court of Nodaway County, found guilty, and his punishment assessed at two years’ imprisonment in the penitentiary.
The evidence upon the part of the State tends to establish the following facts:
In July, 1913, the date of the alleged crime, prosecutrix, fifteen years and six months of age, and unmarried, resided, with her - parents, on a farm in Nod-away county. At that time, the defendant,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- State v. ConnorSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1906
- State v. LockerbySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1892
- State v. KelleySupreme Court of Missouri · 1905
- In Re VandiveerCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1906
- Carroll v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1897
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