Dunlap v. State

ON MOTION FOR REHEARING.

HAWKINS, Judge.

In his motion for rehearing appellant with . much vigor renews his attack upon the indictment asserting its invalidity for failure to allege the “previous chaste character” of the injured female.

An exhaustive review of the authorities from many states discloses some lack of harmony upon the point, at the same time revealing that in most instances the conflict is apparent rather than real.

Where by statute the offense of seduction is described as one against a female of ‘ ‘ previous - chaste character” it is generally held that such element is descriptive…