Howell v. State

Howell was convicted of the offense denounced by Chapter 8596, General Laws of Florida, Acts 1921, now Section 7552 C. G. L., 5409 R. G. S., as amended. The principal issue at the trial of this case was whether or not the State established beyond a reasonable doubt, as it was required to do under the law in order to sustain a conviction, the alleged previous chaste character of the prosecuting female witness who was unmarried and was under the age of eighteen years at the time plaintiff in error was accused of having had unlawful carnal intercourse with her in violation of the above cited…