Commonwealth v. Littrell

Opinion by

Judge Hargis:

General Statutes (1881), Ch. 29, Art. 4, § 9, provides that “Whoever shall unlawfully take or detain any woman against her will, * * * with intent to have carnal knowledge with her himself, * * * shall be confined in the penitentiary not less than two nor more than seven years.”

The appellee is charged with having detained Sarah M. Sweeney against her will by assaulting, seizing and holding her for the space of ten minutes, with the felonious intent to ravish and carnally know her.

To the indictment a demurrer was sustained, and the commonwealth has prosecuted this appeal…