State v. Black

Appellant was convicted of statutory rape committed on the person of Pansy Connor, a minor female. From the judgment of conviction and an order denying a motion for a new trial this appeal is taken. There are many specifications of error, of which we deem it necessary to mention only a few.

Appellant contends that the court erred in permitting the witness Mrs. Lulu Smith to testify, over his objection, to a statement made by the prosecutrix.

“In a prosecution for rape, the state may prove by the prosecutrix and other witnesses that she made complaint soon after the commission of the alleged…