Woodley v. State

The appellant was found guilty by a jury of rape, and after the overruling of the motion for new trial, was sentenced by the court to be imprisoned for a term not less than two nor more than twenty-one years, from which judgment this appeal is prosecuted. The errors presented by appellant’s brief are the rulings of the trial court in permitting the state to cross-examine appellant concerning delinquency charges against him, and the disposition of the juvenile court concerning such charges.

When a child is brought before the juvenile court charged with being delinquent, dependent or neglected,…