Crosby v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court of Perry county. Hon. R. S. Hall, Judge. G-. L. Crosby was convicted of violating the statute protecting female children against insult. From refusal of application for bail after conviction pending appeal, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtEtheridge, J.
The appellant was indicted and convicted under chapter 215, Laws of 1920, entitled “An act for the better protection of female children of tender years against the insults of lustful male persons and prescribing penalties for violations of this act.” The act prescribes punishment by fine of not less than ten dollars nor more than one thousand dollars, or to be imprisoned in the state penitentiary not less than one year nor more than ten years, or by both such fine and imprisonment at the discretion of the court.
When appellant was sentenced in the circuit court to the penitentiary for a term…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Ex parte AtkinsonMississippi Supreme Court · 1911
3Cited by1 opinion
- Ex parte WilletteMississippi Supreme Court · 1953