Miller v. State

The plaintiff in error was by information charged in the trial court with the crime of rape in the first degree; was tried, convicted, and sentenced to the state penitentiary for a term of 15 years. From the judgment and sentence W. D. (Bill) Miller, the defendant in the trial court, has appealed, and will in this opinion be referred to as the defendant.

The testimony on behalf of the state in substance is as follows: Ferrell Wickham, the injured party, testified:

“I am eight years old; am in the fourth grade in school; I live with my mother and father Mr. and Mrs. Wickham. On or about the 11th…