Cooper v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Franklin Circuit Court; Jeptha H. Evans, Judge; 1. The prosecuting witness fails of corroboration on the propositions that appellant obtained carnal knowledge of her, and that he did so by virtue of a false or feigned express promise of marriage. 2. The 7th instruction was erroneous. The prosecutrix is sufficiently corroborated. 77 Ark. 572; 40 Ark. 485.
1Per curiam
This is an appeal by the defendant from a conviction for the crime of seduction. The case has been fully argued by appellant’s counsel in brief and at bar, and finally resolves itself into two points: First, was the testimony of the prosecutrix as to the promise of marriage and the carnal connection with the defendant sufficiently corroborated to meet the requirements of the law? and, second, was the 7th instruction justified by the facts?
1. The evidence of corroboration was of circumstances showing the relation and conduct of the parties to each other, and is sufficient to sustain a verdict,…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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