Sykes v. State
Tennessee Supreme Court
PROM SMITH. Appeal in error from the Circuit Court of Smith County. — CoRdell Hull, Judge. .Statement by Mr. Justice Neil : The plaintiff in error was indicted in the circuit court of Smith county for violating the age of consent law, in that he had carnal knowledge of one Ethel Willis. a young girl over the age of 12 and under the age of 18 years..
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PROM SMITH. Appeal in error from the Circuit Court of Smith County. — CoRdell Hull, Judge. .Statement by Mr. Justice Neil : The plaintiff in error was indicted in the circuit court of Smith county for violating the age of consent law, in that he had carnal knowledge of one Ethel Willis. a young girl over the age of 12 and under the age of 18 years.. The testimony introduced in the trial court tended to show that Ethel Willis was about 15 years old when the first act of intercourse took place, and was between 17 and 18 when the last act occurred, and that there were several intermediate acts.…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Neil
There was no error in the action of the circuit judge.
The general rule is that evidence of offenses other than that for which the defendant is on trial cannot be introduced. Kinchelow v. State, 5 Hum., 10. But there are well-established exceptions. Peek v. State, 2 Hum., 78; Williams v. State, 8 Hum., 585; Britt v. State, 9 Hum. 31; Defrese v. State, 3 Heisk., 53, 8 Am. Rep., 1; Cole v. State, 6 Baxt., 239; Dobson v. State, 5 Lea, 273; Mynatt v. State, 8 Lea, 47; Murphy v. State, 9 Lea, 377; Links v. State, 13 Lea, 710, 711; Foute v. State, 15 Lea, 719; Rafferty v. State, 91 Tenn., 655, 664,…
2Cases cited44 opinions
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