Boyd v. State

Citations

• 81 Ohio St. (N.S.) 239

Syllabus

<p>Trial of defendant for carnal abuse — Of female under sixteen— Evidence of similar acts — Within two months of indictable charge — Admissible as corroborative of testimony of prosecutrix — Law of evidence.</p> <p>On the trial of an Indictment charging defendant with having carnally known and abused a. female person under sixteen years of age with her consent, evidence of similar prior acts of sexual intercourse between the accused and the prosecutrix within a period of two months immediately preceding the date laid in the indictment, is admissible for the purpose of showing the relation and intimacy of the parties, and as corroborative of the testimony of the prosecutrix touching the particular act relied upon for a conviction.</p>