Little v. State

William F. Little was informed against for having unlawful carnal intercourse with an unmarried female under eighteen'years of age and of previous chaste character. A plea of not guilty was entered. The jury found a verdict of guilty with a recommendation to mercy. Motion for a new trial was denied and a sentence of eighteen months in prison was pronounced.

All questions presented on this appeal rest upon the assignment of error on the denial of the motion for a new trial.

Appellant sought a new trial because of newly discovered evidence namely, that the general reputation of the prosecutrix…