Harris v. State

Mb. Justice peo tem S. A. Mabable

delivered the opinion of the Court.

The plaintiff in error, hereinafter referred to as the defendant, was indicted, tried and convicted in the Criminal Court for the offense of assault and battery upon a female over the age of twelve years, with the intent, forcibly and against her will, to have unlawful carnal knowledge of her, and his punishment was fixed at not more than twelve years in the State penitentiary.

From this verdict of the jury and judgment of the court the defendant has appealed and assigned a number of errors, which, for convenience, may be…