State v. Hart

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Valentine, J.:

This was a criminal prosecution upon an information charging the defendant with an attempt to carnally and unlawfully know a female child under the age of ten years. The prosecution was under §§ 283 and 31 of the crimes and punishments act. The .defendant was convicted, and sentenced to the penitentiary for one year. He appeals to this court.

The principal points made by counsel for the defendant are as follows: First, the information does not charge any offense; second, the court below erred in overruling the defendant’s plea ■of former…