State v. Day
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Johnson Circnit Court. — Row. Wm. L. Jarro it, Judge. (1) Evidence of had reputation for chastity is always admissible to affect the credibility of a witness. State v. Raven, 115 Mo. 419; State v. Weeden, 133 Mo. 70; State v. Sibley, 131 Mo. 531, 132 Mo. 102; State v. Duffey, 128 Mo. 549; Markham v. Herrick, 82 Mo.
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Appeal from Johnson Circnit Court. — Row. Wm. L. Jarro it, Judge. (1) Evidence of had reputation for chastity is always admissible to affect the credibility of a witness. State v. Raven, 115 Mo. 419; State v. Weeden, 133 Mo. 70; State v. Sibley, 131 Mo. 531, 132 Mo. 102; State v. Duffey, 128 Mo. 549; Markham v. Herrick, 82 Mo. App. 32. (2) In a prosecution for carnal knowledge of a female between fourteen and eighteen years of age, evidence of bad reputation for chastity of the prosecuting witness after the act is admissible to affect her credibility as a witness, after she has testified.…
1Opinion of the CourtGantt, J.
The defendant was charged, by information filed in the circuit court of Johnson county, with the crime of having carnal knowledge of an unmarried female, Jennie Arwood, of previously chaste character, between the ages of fourteen and eighteen years, at said county, on the 20th day of July, 1903. Upon a plea of not guilty, he was put upon his trial, convicted, and his punishment assessed at two years in the penitentiary. Prom that judgment defendant appealed to this court.
The errors complained of in the motion for a new trial, in addition to the general grounds, are: That error was committed…
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