State v. Barnes

The opinion of the court was delivered.by

Thiele, J.:

Defendant was tried on a charge of statutory rape. The jury returned a verdict of guilty. Defendant’s motion for a new trial was denied, and judgment was rendered on the verdict. In due time defendant perfected his appeal to this court, specifying error in the particulars hereafter discussed.

*425The first three specifications of error may be considered together. They are that the trial court erred in permitting the state to impeach its witness, Lila Lee Barnes, without having first laid a proper foundation, in admitting in evidence her prior…