Snodgrass v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
This appeal is from a conviction for seduction, the punishment assessed being two years’ imprisonment in the penitentiary. Annie Kemp, the prosecutrix, testified in substance; That she was-17 years of age; that she knew defendant all her life. He lived about a. mile and a half from her father’s house. He and she were engaged to be married in February, 1894. He generally, for the past two years, came to see her two or three times a week, and every Sunday.
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This appeal is from a conviction for seduction, the punishment assessed being two years’ imprisonment in the penitentiary. Annie Kemp, the prosecutrix, testified in substance; That she was-17 years of age; that she knew defendant all her life. He lived about a. mile and a half from her father’s house. He and she were engaged to be married in February, 1894. He generally, for the past two years, came to see her two or three times a week, and every Sunday. Defendant begged her to have sexual intercourse with him in June, 1894, and she refused. In July, 1894, while returning from church at…
1Opinion of the Court
HENDERSON, Judge.
Appellant was convicted of seduction, and given a term of two years in the penitentiary, and prosecutes this appeal. Appellant made a motion for continuance on account of the absence of Dave Jones, alleged to reside in Hill County, Texas, and Mrs. Lilly Grubs. As to the latter witness, it is sufficient to say that she was present at the trial, and was not placed on the stand by the appellant, but was used as a witness for the State. Appellant shows, as to the diligence used as to the witness, Jones, “that on March 9th, 1895, he applied to the Clerk of the District Court of…
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