State v. Huntsman

WADE, Justice.

Defendant appeals from a conviction of carnal knowledge. The act shown to have been accomplished with a married female just a few days under 18 years of age. He contends that such act does not constitute the crime of carnal knowledge under our statute, Section 103-51-19, U. C. A. 1943, which provides:

“Any person who carnally and unlawfully knows any female over the age of thirteen years and under the age of eighteen years is guilty of a felony.”

Section 14-1-1, U. C. A. 1948, provides:

“The period of minority extends in males to the age of twenty-one years and in females to that…