Teynor v. State

The only evidence in proof of the act of rape was given by the one upon whose person it was alleged to have been committed, a girl fourteen years old.

As stated in the opinion of the majority of the court she swore to having had with defendant “sexual intercourse” four times, but there was no testimony whatsoever that she knew what constituted sexual intercourse. True she was not asked the question whether she knew what constituted sexual intercourse, and if it were suggested that defendant might have developed by questioning that she did not know what constituted sexual intercourse it would…