State v. Griffin
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Smith, J., Columbia, June, 1916. Walter Griffin was convicted of seducing a girl of sixteen years, by means of deception and promise of marriage, and he appeals.
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Before Smith, J., Columbia, June, 1916. Walter Griffin was convicted of seducing a girl of sixteen years, by means of deception and promise of marriage, and he appeals. The statute upon which this action is based is as follows: “Any male person above the age of sixteen years who shall, by means of deception and promise of marriage, seduce any unmarried woman in this State, shall, upon conviction, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be fined or imprisoned, at the discretion of the Court; but no conviction shall be had under this 'section on the uncorroborated testimony of the woman…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr.’ Justice Gage.
The defendant, a young negro boy of 19 years, was convicted of seducing a negro girl of 16 years, by means of deception and promise of marriage. Let the statute which creates the offense be reported.
■ There are two exceptions, to wit: (1) That there was no testimony to corroborate the girl’s story, as the statute requires there should be; and (2) that the testimony of the girl’s mother about the defendant’s declaration to’ her was incompetent tO' prove corroboration, because the declaration was made after the alleged seduction. The…
2Cited by1 opinion
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