Tyrrel v. State

Appellant was tried on an indictment charging him with assault and battery on a female child under the age of sixteen years, to wit, of the age of seven years, with the unlawful and felonious intent to ravish and carnally know said child, in violation of §2240 Burns 1908, Acts 1905 p. 584, §352. He was acquitted of the intent charged, and found guilty of assault and battery only. The crime of rape on a female child under sixteen years is defined by §2250 Burns 1908, Acts 1907 p. 85. The only error assigned in this court is that the court erred in overruling appellant’s motion for a new trial.

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