State v. Taylor

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Marshall, J.:

The defendant appeals from a conviction of having had carnal knowledge of a female under the age of eighteen years.

*261The first question presented by the defendant is, Was there sufficient evidence outside of the so-called confession to warrant the verdict and judgment of the trial court? The age of the prosecutrix was established beyond question. She testified that the defendant had sexual intercourse with her. During her testimony she denied that the defendant had sexual intercourse with her, and also denied that she had at first testified…