People v. Houser

Defendant was charged in an information with three counts of felony, committed on July 4, 1947: Count One, with rape by force; Count Two, statutory rape; and Count Three, with lewd and lascivious conduct upon the body of one Patsy Ann Jeter, 8 years of age. On motion of the People, the first and second counts were dismissed. A trial by jury resulted in a verdict of guilty on the third count. A motion for new trial was denied. The appeal followed.

Patsy Ann was in the third grade at school. She said she knew what it was to tell a lie and that the answers to the questions about to be propounded…