Lawson v. State

HARWOOD, Judge.

At his trial before the Circuit Court of Walker County, without a jury, this appellant was found guilty under an indictment charging him with living in a state of adultery or fornication with Elizabeth Turner. As punishment the court imposed a fine of $100 and sentenced appellant to serve six months at hard labor for Walker County.

The evidence introduced by the State was directed toward showing that Jake Turner and Elizabeth Turner, were married some time in 1943, after Turner had entered the armed services. They established a small home some two miles east of Jasper, and…