State v. Burnett

Stukes, Justice.

Upon an indictment which in another, the first, count charged him with assault with intent to ravish, appellant was convicted of assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature. He has presented three questions on appeal which will be discussed in the order followed in the brief. The first is there stated as follows: Did the trial court err in the admission of testimony as to the appellant’s marriage and divorce status ?

At the time of the crime appellant was twenty-three years old and in the army. The prosecutrix was a college sophomore and out on a Sunday date with…