Fooshee v. State

Citations

• 82 Miss. 509

Syllabus

<p>1. Criminal Law. Seduction. Chastity of woman. Code 1891, £1298.</p> <p>Under Code 1892, § 1298, making it a crime to seduce a woman over sixteen years of age by virtue of any feigned or pretended marriage or false promise of marriage, tbe previous chaste character of the woman is an essential element of the crime.</p> <p>2. Criminal Procedure. Absent witness. Attachment. Not found.</p> <p>The return of “not found” on an attachment for an absent witness does not' necessarily warrant .the denial of a continuance on account of his absence.</p>