Bills v. State
Indiana Supreme Court
From Johnson Circuit Court; William E. Deupree, Judge. Prosecution by the State of Indiana against Floyd j. Bills. From a judgment of conviction, the defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLairy, J.
— Appellant was convicted of the crime of seduction as defined by §2354 Burns 1914, Acts 1905 p. 690. By that section of the statute the crime of seduction is defined as follows: “Any male person who, under promise of marriage, shall have illicit carnal intercourse with any female of good.repute for chastity, under the age of twenty-one years, shall be deemed guilty of seduction.”
1. Appellant assigns as error: (1) That the facts stated in the affidavit do not constitute a public offense; and (2) that the trial court erred in overruling his motion for a new trial. Appellant did not question…
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