Scott v. State

Mu. Justice Felts

delivered the opinion of the Court.

Defendant below, Gerry Scott, was convicted of having carnal knowledge of Mildred Scott, his daughter, or his wife’s daughter, and sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary.

He appealed in error and insists, first, that the evidence preponderates against the verdict and in favor of his innocence, and that the only evidence of guilt was the testimony of the accomplice, Mildred, which was entirely uncorroborated and, therefore, not adequate to sustain a conviction.

The witnesses for the State were Mildred and her mother, Mrs. Maxine Alvey. Mrs.…