State v. Thorne

Taylor, Justice.

Appellant was tried and convicted of the crime of rape and sentenced to be executed.

There is testimony to the effect that the alleged victim, a young girl 16 years of age, was seized by Appellant while in the business section of the City of Greenville, forced into his car and carried to an outlying area where the acts charged were allegedly committed. A further recital of the sordid facts will serve no purpose in this appeal.

After giving the usual charge, including the proposition that the trial Judge is prohibited by the Constitution from commenting on the facts, it was…