State v. Mentzer

Appellant was indicted for the crime of incest, tried before a jury and convicted. The testimony for the State was to the effect that during the summer months of 1938 and 1939, defendant frequently had intercourse with his daughter in the family home.

The prosecuting witness testified: “He [appellant] always told me not to tell about these acts, and he would say that if I opened my mouth to tell anyone, I would never open it again. I never consented to intercourse any time; I tried to get away from him at various times, but could not do so, because he was stronger than I. When I would try to…