State v. Jones

J. W. Jones was tried for the alleged commission of the crime of statutory rape — having sexual intercourse with a female under the age of eighteen years —was convicted of an assault with intent to commit rape, and appeals.

It appears from the testimony of prosecutrix she was eating breakfast at a restaurant in Rupert at about seven o’clock in the morning of May 13, 1940, when appellant came in. Shortly thereafter prosecutrix and appellant met on the street, and he asked her where she was going, to which she replied she was going to visit some friends, and that he then volunteered to take her…