State v. Hill
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Moniteau Circuit Court. — Hon E. L. Edwards, Judge. (1) The court permitted the state to offer evidence to support the reputation of the prosecutrix, when it liad not been attacked, which, was error. (2) The instructions on the part of the state, objected to by defendant, ought to have been refused, {a) The first instruction is too general, and is not founded on sufficient evidence.
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Appeal from Moniteau Circuit Court. — Hon E. L. Edwards, Judge. (1) The court permitted the state to offer evidence to support the reputation of the prosecutrix, when it liad not been attacked, which, was error. (2) The instructions on the part of the state, objected to by defendant, ought to have been refused, {a) The first instruction is too general, and is not founded on sufficient evidence. R. S., sec. 1912. There was absolutely no •corroborating evidence of a legal character. (5) The ■third instruction is misleading, and a comment upon the evidence ; and it assumes that there are…
1Opinion of the CourtBlack, J.
The defendant was indicted for seducing Ida E. Dickson, under a promise of marriage.
1. For a reversal of the judgment, it is contended there is no sufficient corroborating evidence of the prosecuting witness. The statutory offence is; “If any person shall, under promise of marriage, seduce and debauch any unmarried female of good repute, under twenty-one years of age,” etc. Section 1912, Revised Statutes, provides : “In trials for seduction, under promise of marriage, the evidence of the woman as to such promise must be corroborated to the same extent required of a principal witness in…
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