Murphy v. State

Johnny Murphy and his wife, Lela Murphy, were jointly indicted for the offense of rape, in that on May 4, 1941, they did “unlawfully and by force . . have carnal knowledge of and sexual intercourse with Rosa Mae Norton, an unmarried female under fourteen years of age, forcibly and against her will, and the said Lela Murphy was then and there illegally and feloniously present, aiding and abetting the said Johnny Murphy, the absolute perpetrator of the aforesaid act, in having carnal knowledge of and sexual intercourse with the aforesaid Rosa Mae Norton, forcibly and against her will.” Upon the…