Carter v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the circuit court of Attala county. Hon. G. A. McLean, Judge. George L. Carter was convicted of seduction, and appeals.
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Appeal from the circuit court of Attala county. Hon. G. A. McLean, Judge. George L. Carter was convicted of seduction, and appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. filed an elaborate brief dealing with the facts and citing the following authorities: Norton v. State, 72 Miss.'128; Ferguson v. State,' 71 Miss. 805; Stewart v. Graham, 93 Miss. 251; I. C. R. R. Co. v. McGowan, 92 Miss. 663. Owens v. State, 63 Miss. 450; Dukes v. State, 80 Miss. 353; Holifield v. City of Laurel, 54 South. 488; Ferguson v. State, 71 Miss. 805-815.
1Opinion of the Court
McLain, C.
- Appellant was indicted, tried, and convicted in the circuit court of Attala county for seduction, and was sentenced to the penitentiary. From this judgment, he appeals to this court.
*207The indictment was drawn under section 1372, Code of 1906, which provides that: “If any person shall obtain carnal knowledge of any woman, or female child, over the age of eighteen years, of previous chaste character, by virtue of any feigned or pretended marriage or any false or feigned promise of marriage, he shall, upon conviction, be imprisoned in the penitentiary not more than five years; but the…
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2Cases cited2 opinions
- Ferguson v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1894
- Norton v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1894
3Cited by4 opinions
- Kolb v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1922
- King v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1919
- Lewis v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1916
- Glover v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1918