Carney v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
From the City Court of Mobile. Tried before the Hon. O. J. Semmes. The defendant in this case was indicted for the seduction of Katie Nicholas, an unmarried woman; and being tried on issue joined in the plea of not guilty, was convicted, and sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary for the term of fifteen months.
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From the City Court of Mobile. Tried before the Hon. O. J. Semmes. The defendant in this case was indicted for the seduction of Katie Nicholas, an unmarried woman; and being tried on issue joined in the plea of not guilty, was convicted, and sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary for the term of fifteen months. On the trial, as the bill of exceptions shows, the prosecutrix was examined as a witness for the State, and testified to her engagement to be married to the defendant, and to her criminal-connection with him during their engagement; and in stating the circumstances attending…
1Opinion of the Court
STONE, O. J.
The defendant was indicted and convicted under section 4188 of the Code of 1876, as amended by act approved February 25th, 1881. — Sess. Acts, 1880-81, p. 48. The statute declares, that “Any man, who, by means of temptation, deceptions, arts, flattery, or a promise of marriage, seduces any unmarried female in this State, shall be deemed guilty of a felony,” etc. The chief act by which the alleged seduction was accomplished in this case, was, as it is claimed the proof tends to show, a promise of marriage. The statute provides, that “ no conviction shall be had under this section…
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