Morcumb v. State

Plaintiff in error was convicted of unlawfully making an assault upon a six-year-old girl with intent to commit rape. The sole assignments argued before the court and discussed in the briefs are (1) that the evidence is not sufficient to sustain the verdict, and (2) that a confession introduced in evidence was involuntary and not competent against defendant.

*43The sordid story in this record need not and should not be written into this opinion. It is sufficient to say that, after a careful examination, it is determined sufficient to support the verdict. True, the defendant denied the overt act;…