Territory v. Slater

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

PERRY, C. J.

The appellant ivas tried and convicted under an indictment charging him Avith having had sexual intercourse Avith a female, not his Avife, under the age of sixteen years and Avas sentenced to imprisonment for a term of not less than one nor more than three years. The case comes to this court by writ of error.

One of the errors assigned is that the court permitted leading and suggestive questions to be addressed to the prosecutrix AAdiile on the Avitness stand. A careful examination of the transcript of the evidence shoAvs that many efforts Avere made by the…