State v. Gentry

By an information filed in the Circuit Court of Jasper County, Overton H. Gentry, Jr. (appellant), and one Wilkins Taylor were jointly charged with the crime of rape. A severance was granted, and, upon a separate trial, Gentry was convicted and sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary for ninety-nine years, in accordance with the verdict of the jury. The case is here for review on his appeal.

Bertha Goen, the prosecutrix, testified, in substance, that, at the time in question, she was eighteen years of age, weighed between 98 and 100 pounds, and was employed as a domestic servant in the…