Mechanic v. State

The indictment in this case contained two counts. The first charged the defendant with the statutory crime of having had carnal knowledge of a named female who was then between the ages of fourteen and sixteen years. By the second count an assault and battery on the same female was charged. The trial before the lower court, sitting as a jury, resulted in a conviction and a sentence of three months’ imprisonment in the Maryland House of Correction. The sentence was imposed on December 28th, 1931, but its execution was suspended until January 9th, 1932. An appeal was entered on the latter date…