State v. Sloan

Defendant having been convicted, under Act No. 115, p. 105, of 1896, of having carnal knowledge of an unmarried female between the ages of 12 and 16 years, moved for a new trial, on the ground that he had been induced to believe, by the affidavit in which the offense had been originally charged, and by hearsay, that the state would attempt to prove the commission of said offense on a Thursday, at night, whereas, on the trial, the prosecutrix testified that it had been committed on a Tuesday, during the day; that he had used due diligence to prepare his defense, as against the charge upon…