McLaurin v. State
Citations
- 129 Miss. 362
- 92 So. 289
Syllabus
<p>Rape. Uncorroborated testimony of prosecutrix sufficient for conviction.</p> <p>The provision that no person shall be convicted, upon the uncorroborated testimony of the injured female contained in chapter 171, Laws 1914 (Hemingway’s Code, sections 1093 and 1094), which provides for the punishment of any made person having carnal knowledge of any unmarried female person, etc., cannot be applied in a prosecution for rape under chapter 171, Laws 1908 (Hemingway’s Code, section 1092), which contains no such provision.</p>
Judges: Smith
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5 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Wright v. StateMississippi Supreme Court· 2007-04-05· cited 35×
- Griffith v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia· 1933-02-22· cited 13×
- Buchanan v. StateMississippi Supreme Court· 1955-11-28· cited 7×
- Johnson v. StateMississippi Supreme Court· 1952-04-07· cited 5×
- Willie Joe Wright v. State of MississippiMississippi Supreme Court· 2005-05-24
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