Opinion

State v. Bowden

  • 154 Fla. 511
  • 18 So. 2d 478
  • 1944 Fla. LEXIS 748
Court
Supreme Court of Florida
Filed
Jun 16, 1944
Status
Published
Author
Thomas
On the bench
Sebring, Buford, Terrell, Brown, Chapman, Adams, Thomas
Cited by
43 cases
Authority
More cited than 37.3%

concluding that “penetration of the female private parts by the private male organ” is an essential element of “carnal intercourse with an unmarried female of previous chaste character under the age of eighteen years”

How later courts described this case

  • concluding that “penetration of the female private parts by the private male organ” is an essential element of “carnal intercourse with an unmarried female of previous chaste character under the age of eighteen years”
  • defining the portion of section 794.01 applying to females over the age of 10

Written by the judges who cited it.

The opinion

THOMAS,

concurring specially:

I concur in the conclusion that the appellee be tried on the information,'but only for the offense of “assault with intent to have sexual intercourse with an unmarried female under eighteen years of age of previous chaste character.” Bowden v. State (Fla.) 12 So. 2d 887 .

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