Ingle v. State

1

Appellant was convicted on a charge of the alleged rape of a female child under the age of sixteen years. §2250 Burns 1914, Acts 1913 p. 267. The only error assigned here is the overruling of the motion for a new trial. It is contended that the court erred in permitting the prosecuting witness to testify in relation to her age after it was shown that her knowledge on that subject was based on information given her by her father. There was no error. Underhill, Crim. Ev. (2d ed.) §342.

2

The prosecuting witness had been placed in the custody of defendant’s father by the State Board of Charities,…