Cole v. State
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Cass. Tried below before the Hon. J. D. McAdoo. Alfred Cole was indicted at the August term, 1873, for the seduction of Ferriby Miles, and at the same term was tried.
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Appeal from Cass. Tried below before the Hon. J. D. McAdoo. Alfred Cole was indicted at the August term, 1873, for the seduction of Ferriby Miles, and at the same term was tried. The court instructed the jury as follows: “If the evidence shows beyond a reasonable doubt, that the defendant did, by promise to marry, seduce one Ferriby Miles, and did have carnal knowledge of her, then you will find him guilty, and assess his punishment at confinement in the penitentiary for a period of not less than two years nor more than five years, or by fine not to exceed $5000/ The term seduce, as used in…
1Opinion of the Court
Moore, Associate Justice.
The indictment charges, that Alfred Cole “did unlawfully and feloniously, and by promise to marry one Ferriby Miles, an unmarried woman under twenty-five years of age, seduce, and debauch, and have carnal knowledge of the said Ferriby Miles — he, said Alfred Cole, being an unmarried person.-'’
This portion of the indictment is quoted in order to present a clear view of one or more of the grounds of the motions for a new trial and in arrest of judgment.
The defendant wás found guilty by the jury, and his punishment was fixed at two years confinement in the State…
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- Merrell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1900
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