State v. Perriman

Appellant was convicted of statutory rape. The jury were unable to agree on the punishment and the court imposed a sentence of ten years' imprisonment. No point is made with respect to the sufficiency of the evidence and our reading of the record discloses that such an issue would have been without merit.

[1] The first words of the prosecuting attorney's opening statement were: "If the court please, gentlemen of the jury, this is a case that comes to Newton county on change of venue —." Appellant's objection was overruled and he claims reversible[669] error, relying upon State v. Banton, 342…