Malone v. State

CARR, Presiding Judge.

The indictment in this case charges the offense of carnal knowledge of a girl under the age of twelve years. The trial resulted in a judgment of conviction for the lesser offense of assault.

We do not see that it is necessary for us to recite the salacious and obscene details of the evidence incident to the alleged offense.

The evidence for the State tending to connect the accused with the crime charged rested primarily on the testimony of the complaining party, who was eleven years of age.

The appellant claimed and testified that he did not molest the little girl in any…