Watson v. State

Supreme Court of Florida
Watson v. State, 72 Fla. 16 (Fla. 1916)

Watson v. State

Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam.

—Watson was convicted of the statutory offense of having carnal intercourse with an unmar*17ried female under the age of eighteen years and took writ of error.

As there is no evidence whatever that the female was unmarried, an essential element of the crime is not proven, therefore the judgment is reversed.

All concur.

Reference

Full Case Name
Tom Watson, in Error v. The State of Florida, in Error
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1 case
Status
Published
Syllabus
In a prosecution for the statutory offense of haying carnal intercourse with an unmarried female under the age of eighteen, proof that female was unmarried is essential to a conviction.