Hawkins v. State

A jury convicted appellant of the crime of carnal abuse under § 41-3406, Ark. Stats. 1947, which provides: “Every person convicted of carnally knowing, or abusing unlawfully, any female person under the age of sixteen (16) years, shall be imprisoned in the penitentiary for a period of not less than one (1) year nor more than twenty-one (21) years.” His punishment was fixed at a term of three (3) years in the State Penitentiary, and from the judgment is this appeal.

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For reversal, appellant first contends that the evidence was not sufficient to convict. We do not agree. The prosecuting…