State of Arizona v. Pierce

— G. W. Pierce, defendant, was informed against by the county attorney for the crime of “contributing to the delinquency of a minor.” Section 43-1008, Arizona Code 1939. There are six separate counts in the information, each count setting up different specific acts of a sexual nature committed upon different persons, and each one of which acts taken alone would constitute the offense charged. The case was tried before a jury, and at the end of the evidence defendant moved the court to instruct the jury to return verdicts of not guilty upon each count. The court granted the motion as to counts…