State v. Thompson

*467The opinion of the court was delivered by

Price, J.:

The appellant was convicted of the offense of statutory rape (G. S. 1935, 21-424) and appeals to this court.

A brief summary of the evidence introduced by the state is as follows:

At the time of the alleged offense, September 5, 1947, the prosecutrix was a girl thirteen years of age who lived with her parents on a farm not far from the home of the defendant. The defendant was the leader and manager of a small dance orchestra which played for public dances in and around Delia. The prosecutrix had been playing the piano in this orchestra for…