Van Pelt v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Western District of Virginia, at Charlottesville; Henry Clay McDowell, Judge. Rinker M. Van Pelt was convicted of violating the White Slave Act, and he brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
ROSE, District Judge.
The appellant was convicted of a violation of the White Slave Act. He says the court below should have granted his motion for an instructed verdict of not guilty. The evidence in the view most unfavorable to him may be briefly summarized: He and the prosecuting witness were residents of Augusta county, Va. Improper sexual relations between them began when she was 14 and he 35. He had been married, but was divorced before he met the prosecu-trix. Their intimacy became habitual and continued for some 3 years; he having intercourse with her whenever he sought it, which was…
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