Watson v. State

In the Criminal Court of Sevier County, defendants Watson, Floyd and Shultz, were jointly indicted for rape on the body of Emma Ogle. They were found guilty and their punishment fixed at 20 years in the State penitentiary. They have appealed and assigned errors.

At about 9:00 o’clock in the evening of November 9, 1945-, Emma Ogle, who is 20 years old, and her sister, Frances Ogle, 24 years old, were returning from a picture show in G-atlinburg, to their home on the Roaring Fork Road, about one-half a mile from town. An automobile passed them and came to a stop. When they overtook the…