Johns v. State

Under the law of this state, any man, who by means of temptation, arts, flattery, or a promise of marriage, seduces any unmarried woman in this state, must on conviction be imprisoned in the penitentiary for not less than one nor more than ten years; but no indictment or conviction shall be had for this offense on the uncorroborated testimony of the woman upon whom the seduction is charged; and no conviction shall be had if on the trial it is proved that such woman was unchaste at the time of the alleged offense.

In this case this defendant was convicted for seduction under the above statute.…