State v. . Davis

WINBORNE and DENNY, JJ., concur in dissent. The defendant Davis and Lola Mae Reeves were indicted for fornication and adultery under the statute G.S. 14-184. Lola Mae Reeves tendered plea of nolo contendere which was accepted by the State. Defendant Davis pleaded not guilty and was put to trial before the jury.

Lola Mae Reeves testified for the State, over objection of the defendant, that while she was living in the Free Will Baptist Orphanage at Dunn, of which defendant Davis was superintendent, and occupying a room near the bedroom of the defendant, she had sexual relations with him as many…