MOSS v. STATE

No. 37388.

208 Miss. 531 (1950)

45 So.2d 125

MOSS v. STATE.

Supreme Court of Mississippi, In Banc.

March 13, 1950.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

T. Fred Wicker, and B.F. Mauldin, for appellant.

George H. Ethridge, Acting Attorney General, for appellee.


Alexander, J.

Appellant appeals from a verdict and judgment of a conviction for rape, with a sentence to life imprisonment. The seriousness of this case and its burden of responsibility laid upon us takes into account not only the gravity of the offense as such, both against the State and the prosecutrix, but also the stake which the appellant has in an appeal from so heavy a penalty. The victim has the right...

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