Wise v. State

The plaintiff in error, hereinafter called defendant, was convicted in the district court of Tillman county on a charge of second degree rape, and Ms punishment fixed at imprisonment in the penitentiary for one year. This record discloses a condition of almost total depravity on the part of all parties concerned, including the prosecuting witness.

It appears from the evidence that the prosecuting witness had been married, with her mother’s consent, at the age of 12 years; that she was leading a life of debauchery and lewdness for mercenary purposes at the behest and solicitation of her husband…