Barnes v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
From tbe Circuit Court of Fayette. Tried before tbe Hon. Bam. H. Sprott. Tbe defendant in this case, James B. Barnes, was indicted for a rape on Mrs. Adeline Ballard, wbo was bis wife’s sister; was convicted, and sentenced to tbe penitentiary for life.
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From tbe Circuit Court of Fayette. Tried before tbe Hon. Bam. H. Sprott. Tbe defendant in this case, James B. Barnes, was indicted for a rape on Mrs. Adeline Ballard, wbo was bis wife’s sister; was convicted, and sentenced to tbe penitentiary for life. According to the testimony of tbe prosecutrix, tbe offense was committed on tbe evening of August 23d, 1888, near tbe defendant’s bouse, where she bad been all day helping to discharge household duties for her sister, wbo was sick in bed; and on her way borne in tbe evening, while in tbe public road, tbe defendant intercepted her, carried her…
1Opinion of the CourtMcCLELLAN, J.
The testimony of the witness Sid. Adams was properly admitted. It tended to show the desire of the defendant to have carnal knowledge of the prosecutrix, as well as his belief that she would not yield to his wishes; and it was relevant as affording the jury a basis for the inference that he had gratified his passion in the manner charged in the indictment. Such evidence,' of itself, is entitled to little weight, especially when the declarations deposed to were made a great length of time before the alleged offense; but the mere lapse of time will not render them incompetent. Thus, on a trial…
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