Thompson v. State

BRICKEN, Presiding Judge.

Appellant was indicted, tried, and convicted for the offense of having carnal knowledge of a girl oyer 12 and under 16 years of age, in violation of section 5411 of Code 1923. This appellant and also the alleged injured party are of the negro race; appellant being a teacher of the negro school in Hartselle, and Mamie Lee Glass, the girl in question, one of his pupils, and admittedly within the inhibited age; that is to say, the evidence, without dispute, disclosed she was over 12 and under 16 years of age.

There are numerous sexual crimes known to the law, but in cases…