State v. Herrick

It appears in the record before us defendant was convicted under the provisions of section 4478, Revised Statutes 1909, on the charge of seducing a female under twenty-one years of age by means of a promise of marriage, and his punishment was fixed by the jury at nine months in the county jail and a fine of $250. From this judgment he prosecutes an appeal to this court, but it is obvious we are without jurisdiction of the cause.

The offense, defined by section 4478, Revised Statutes 1909, is a felony; for, though the statute authorizes a jail sentence and fine, it permits as well an…