State of Oregon v. Lee

This is an appeal by the defendant from a judg ment of the circuit court which adjudged him guilty of the crime of rape and ordered his imprisonment. The section of our laws upon which the indictment is predicated reads as follows:

“Any person over the age of 16 years who carnally knows any female child under the age of 16 years, * * * is guilty of rape, * * ORS 163.210.

The state presented evidence showing that the age of the alleged victim was 15 years and that the defendant was many years older.

The only assignment of error which the defendant submits reads as follows:

“The Court erred in…