State v. Wagoner

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Hopkins, J.:

The defendant was convicted of statutory rape, and appeals.

Briefly and substantially, there was evidence showing that the complaining witness, Anna Desmond, an orphan girl, was only fourteen years of age at the time of the trial; that some years previously she had come to live at the home of the defendant; that the defendant on numerous occasions had sexual intercourse with her; that he threatened her to prevent her from telling others of his treatment of her, and that he did actually whip and beat her. It would serve no good purpose to…