Rickey v. State

The defendant, Harold Rickey, was convicted in the district court of Garvin county of the crime of seduction, and sentenced to serve one year in the State Penitentiary and pay a fine of $200.

The statute under which the defendant was convicted provides:

“Upon a trial * * * for having, under promise of marriage, seduced and had illicit connection with an unmarried female of previous chaste character, the defendant cannot be convicted upon testimony of the person injured unless she is corroborated by other evidence tending' to connect the defendant with the commission of the offense.” 1931 O. :S.…