Lewis v. State

Citations

• 111 Miss. 833
• 72 So. 241

Syllabus

<p>1.. Seduction. Trial. Instructions. Evidence. Letters. Corroboration.</p> <p>In a trial for seduction where the prosecutrix was not materially corroborated, either as to the act of intercourse or promise of marriage or previous chaste character, the defendant was entitled to a peremptory instruction.</p> <p>2. Seduction. Evidence. Letters.</p> <p>In a prosecution for seduction, letters alleged to have been written by the defendant, which were only identified by the prosecutrix, cannot be regarded as corroborative proof.</p>