State v. Marsh

Defendant appeals from his conviction of the crime of abduction. The statute under which defendant was convicted is section 8659, G. S. 1913, providing in part that “every person who shall take a female under the age of eighteen years, for the purpose of prostitution or sexual intercourse, * * * shall be guilty of abduction.” The indictment accused defendant of abducting his youthful victim “for the purpose of prostitution.” The jury was charged as follows:

“Prostitution as used in * * * the statute * * * bas substantially tbe same meaning as the words sexual intercourse. *112* * * The state is…