WOODLEY, Judge.
The indictment returned against appellant charged that he made an assault upon and did ravish and have carnal knowledge of a named female under 18 years of age, who was not his wife. Trial resulted in a verdict of guilty, the jury assessing a punishment of five years in the penitentiary. Appellant's application for suspended sentence was not granted.
The evidence is insufficient to sustain conviction for statutory rape for the reason that the...
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