Taylor v. State

It is first contended that the verdict is contrary to the law and the evidence, in that the testimony of the prosecuting witness, Lucinda Mitchell, shows “that she was past the age of 14 years at the time the information was filed and the crime alleged to have been committed.” The plaintiff in error was convicted and sentenced to serve a term of 18 years in the penitentiary for rape in the first degree; it being the contention of counsel for plaintiff in error that, if he was guilty of any offense at all, it was rape in the second degree, which may only be punished by a maximum imprisonment…