State v. Higdon
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Wapello District Cov/rt. The defendant was indicted for the seduction of Sarah C. Jones, found guilty, and sentenced to imprisonment in the county jail for twelve months and to pay a fine of $200. He appeals. The necessary facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Day, Ch. J.
x. seduction: character of arts used. Three questions are made and insisted upon by the appellant: 1st. That the evidence does not show the exercise of arts of seduction; 2d. mi . , 1 .. _ _ 7 ihat the evidenoe does not show the prosecutrix to have sustained a chaste character at the time of the commission of the wrong complained of; 3d. That certain instructions given are erroneous.
I. The evidence shows that, in January, 1868, the defendant, who was a little less than eighteen years of age, commenced paying his addresses to the prosecutrix, who was less than fourteen. He…
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