State v. Bowen
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Carter Circuit Court. — Hon. W. N. Evans, Judge. (1) The most serious question in this case is that with reference to the sufficiency of the evidence as establishing the guilt of the defendant. At first glance the testimony would seem to be insufficient, but when it is carefully analyzed and all the essential elements of this offense considered with relation to the testimony offered, the evidence is amply sufficient to sustain the verdict of the jury.
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Appeal from Carter Circuit Court. — Hon. W. N. Evans, Judge. (1) The most serious question in this case is that with reference to the sufficiency of the evidence as establishing the guilt of the defendant. At first glance the testimony would seem to be insufficient, but when it is carefully analyzed and all the essential elements of this offense considered with relation to the testimony offered, the evidence is amply sufficient to sustain the verdict of the jury. That some person committed rape on this mere child is evidenced by the birth of a child when she was but a few days over the age of…
1Opinion of the CourtFaeis, J.
Prosecution for statutory rape alleged to have been committed upon one Naomi Head-rick, a female child under the age of fourteen years. The prosecution is based upon an indictment presented Rape' by the grand jury of Shannon county, Missouri, on September 26,1911. The case was tried in the circuit court of Carter county, Missouri, to which county the venue was changed by an order made by the circuit court of Shannon county, upon the application of the defendant.
The case came on for trial in the circuit court of said Carter county at the April term and on the 10th day of April, 1912. The…
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