Langford v. State

LEIGH M. CLARK, Supernumerary Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction under an indictment charging defendant with abusing a girl under the age of twelve years, in the attempt to have carnal knowledge of her. The indictment followed substantially the language of the applicable statutory law contained in Title 14, Section 398, Code of Alabama as follows:

“Any person who has carnal knowledge of any girl under twelve years of age, or abuses such girl in the attempt to have carnal knowledge of her, shall, on conviction, be punished, at the discretion of the jury, either by death or by…