State v. Knighten

1. The defendant was convicted of the crime1 of rape by carnally knowing a female child under the age of sixteen years. Objection was made to the introduction of any testimony for the state on the ground that the indictment does not state a crime, because it does not allege that defendant was over the age of sixteen years when it was alleged to have been committed. The statute (Laws, 1895, p. 67,) provides that, “if any person over the age of sixteen years shall carnally know any female child under the age of sixteen years,” etc., he shall be deemed guilty of rape. It is argued that under…