Holland v. State

The defendant, Alvin D. Holland, was charged by an information-filed in the district court of Murray county with the crime of seduction under promise *415of marriage; was tried; convicted; and pursuant to the verdict of the jury was sentenced to pay a fine of $550.

Two assignments of error are presented in the brief of defendant. First, the evidence was wholly insufficient to warrant a finding of guilt under the statutory charge of seduction under promise of marriage. Second, the defendant did not receive a preliminary examination.

The statute under which this prosecution was instituted provides:

“Ev…