Harrison v. State

BROWN, Justice.

The defendant, Willie Harrison, was convicted of statutory rape, an offense denounced by section 5411 of the Code 1923, which provides that: “Any person, who- has carnal knowledge of any girl over twelve and under sixteen years of age, or abuses such girl in the attempt to have carnal knowledge of her, must, on conviction, be punished at the discretion of the jury, by imprisonment in the penitentiary for not less than two nor more than ten years. This section, however, shall- not apply to hoys under sixteen years of age.”

On defendant’s appeal to the' Court of Appeals the…