Creighton v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
The indictment charged appellant with the seduction of Rosa Green, an unmarried female under the age of 25 years, and that he obtained carnal knowledge of her by means of his promise to marry her. Ho statement necessary.
1Opinion of the Court
BROOOKS, Judge.
Appellant was convicted of seduction, and his punishment assessed at a fine of $2000. By bill number 1 appellant complains of the court’s refusal to permit Mrs. Green, the mother of the prosecutrix, to testify on cross-examination that some time in 1896 she saw Jim Weathers embrace and kiss the prosecutrix at the home of witness, in the moonlight just outside the door of witness’ house; which' testimony was excluded, at the instance- of the State, on the ground that it was irrelevant and immaterial, and because it was not an act of carnal intercourse or proof of general…
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