Duggins v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Drury, Commissioner—

Affirming.

The appellant, whom we shall refer to as the defendant, is seeking to reverse a judgment imposing upon him a sentence of three years in the penitentiary for the seduction of a female under twenty-one years of age, under a promise of marriage. On July 9, 1923, Miss Hattie Collis began teaching school at Cherry Grove, in Washington county. She boarded with a Mr. Baker. The defendant had been a frequent visitor at the home of Baker for some time, and in the course of the next week or ten days, he made the acquaintance of Miss Collis. They were…