Jones v. State

Hawkins, Justice.

E. J. Jones was tried for rape and sentenced from 5 to 10 years. The victim was 8 years of age at the time of the alleged criminal assault, and was 9 years old at the time she testified at the trial, and, therefore, the question of consent is not involved. The defendant’s motion for a new trial on the general grounds, and one special ground, was denied, and the exception is to that judgment. Held:

1. The record reveals that the examination of the victim on the witness stand was quite lengthy, thorough and sifting. While, as contended by counsel for the defendant, her testimony…