State v. Huggins

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Walker, Chancellor.

In this case the jury found the defendant "'guilty in manner and form as he stands charged.” This was a general verdict of guilty upon all the counts of the indictment. They were six in number — first, that the defendant, George D. Huggins, in and upon one Viola Fallis, violently and feloniously did make an assault, and her, the said Viola, then and there forcibly and against her will feloniously did ravish and carnally know contrary to the form of the statute and against the peace of the state, &e.; second, that the defendant, being…