Supreme Court of New Hampshire, 1878

State v. Taylor

State v. Taylor
Supreme Court of New Hampshire · Decided June 5, 1878 · Foster, Allen
58 N.H. 331

State v. Taylor

Opinion of the Court

Foster, J.

An unmarried man having sexual intercouse with a married woman is guilty of adultery. Gen. St., c. 256, s. 2. Adultery is committed whenever there is an intercourse from which spurious issue may arise. State v. Wallace, 9 N. H. 515, 517; Bishop on St. Crimes, s. 657; Bouv. Law Dic., Fornication. Upon the case stated, the defendant cannot be convicted of the offence charged.

Exception sustained,.

Allen, J., did not sit.

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