Territory v. Capitan

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

ROBERTSON, C.J.

The defendant was tried and convicted under an indictment charging him with the offense of seduction. Exceptions to the denial of a motion for a directed verdict of acquittal, to the verdict, and to the denial of a motion for a *772new trial have raised a number of questions which are involved in the general question whether there was sufficient evidence in the case to support the conviction. It is contended that there was a failure of substantive proof and a lack of the corroboration required by the statute.

Section 3902 of the Revised Laws provides that…