Howard v. State

PATTERSON, Chief Justice,

for the Court:

In the Circuit Court of Holmes County, John L. Howard was convicted of statutory rape under the provisions of Miss.Code Ann. § 97-3-67 (Supp.1980), and sentenced to five years in the penitentiary.

The evidence presented consisted of testimony of Patricia Ann Garrette, prosecutrix, that some time in October, 1980, Howard, her uncle, came to her family’s house when she was alone, pushed her onto a bed, removed her clothes, and had sexual intercourse with her. Prosecutrix testified that when her family returned home she did not reveal what had transpired out…