Jones v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Criminal law. Seduction. Juror. Charge of court. Before Judge Fish. Sumter superior court. May term, 1892. The indictment charged the commission of the crime of seduction “by persuasions and promises of marriage.” The defendant was convicted, and he excepted to the overruling of his motion for a new trial.
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Criminal law. Seduction. Juror. Charge of court. Before Judge Fish. Sumter superior court. May term, 1892. The indictment charged the commission of the crime of seduction “by persuasions and promises of marriage.” The defendant was convicted, and he excepted to the overruling of his motion for a new trial. In additioii to the grounds that the verdict is contrary to law and evidence, it is alleged that the finding of the jury is decidedly and strongly against the weight of the evidence, for the reason that the testimony of the female alleged to have been seduced shows that, the first time the…
1Opinion of the Court
Lumpkin, Justice.
1. Before the trial began, the accused moved for a continuance. While the motion was being argued, one Mrs. N. C. Kuight, a witness for the accused, stated under oath what she expected to testify on the trial; and one J. M. Byrd, a witness for the State, stated on oath what his son, H. M. Byrd, a witness for the defense, told him he would swear. The record affords no information whatever beyond what has just been recited as to the statements made by the witnesses, Mrs. Knight and Mr. Byrd; but the accused challenged the array of jurors put upon him, on the ground that they…
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