Humphrey v. State

DAVIDSON, Presiding Judge.

Appellant was convicted of seduction, his punishment being assessed at two years confinement in the penitentiary.

The prosecutrix fixes the time of the promise of marriage and accompanying act of intercourse during the month of April, while she and appellant were en route from a party at Cooks to the residence of Mr. Rogers, where she was then visiting the daughter of Rogers. She positively stated that was the time the promise was made to marry her, and it was the first act of intercourse. Appellant introduced witnesses who testified—three in number— that they saw…