State v. Blake

After a trial by jury, the defendant was found guilty of attempted statutory rape and of attempted incest with his eleven-year-old granddaughter. The cases were tried with similar indictments involving another grandchild which were withdrawn before submission to the jury. The trial court sentenced the defendant to State prison for not more than ten years nor less than six years on his conviction of attempted statutory rape. The conviction for attempted incest was continued for sentence. During the course of a habeas corpus hearing and at the trial, defendant seasonably excepted to the denial…