Bynum v. State

Citations

• 76 Fla. 618

Syllabus

<p>1. This Court will consider, without assignment, such errors as are jurisdictional and fundamental in character.</p> <p>2. In a prosecution for having carnal intercourse with an unmarried female of previous chaste character under the age of eighteen years, the .chastity of the female at the time laid in the indictment when the act occurred must be established.</p> <p>3. In a prosecution for this offense, it is reversible error to admit testimony showing the sufferings, or impairment of health, of the prosecuting witness as a result of the carnal intercourse, as such testimony is not material to prove the issues, and tends to prejudice the minds of the Jury against the defendant.</p>