State v. Tetrault
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Indictment, for statutory rape. Trial by jury and verdict of guilty. Transferred from the November term, 1914, of the superior court by Branch, J., upon exceptions to the admission and exclusion of evidence, to a refusal to permit counsel to state the penalty to the jury, and to the charge. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtPeaslee, J.
The crime was alleged to have been committed upon a feeble-minded girl under sixteen years of age. She was an adopted child and had been known to her adoptive parents since she was supposed to be three years old. Subject to exception, they were permitted to state her age and the date of her birthday. The sources of their information-were statements to them by her aunt (who was dead at the time of the trial), her appearance when they first knew her, and the time when she arrived at puberty. The two -latter circumstances are of little consequence in this case, for the offence is alleged to have…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- State v. SawtelleSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1891
- State v. WrenSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1914
- Day v. DaySupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1876
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