State v. Phipps

THREET, Justice.

Appellant was convicted of violating 1941 Comp., Sec. 41-3909, pursuant to an information which reads as follows: “That W. B. Phipps on the 22nd day of August, 1942, A. D., in the County of Eddy, State of New Mexico, did unlawfully commit the crime of having a female minor, one Mary Lois Stephens, in his possession for evil purposes, to-wit: sexual intercourse, the said Mary Lois Stephens being then and there under the care and control of her parents, J. T. Stephens.”

At the close of the State’s case in chief, appellant moved for a directed verdict. This motion was denied by…