CROCKETT, Justice.
Leo Mills was convicted by a jury of the crime of carnal knowledge. On this appeal he claims that the jury disregarded the court's instructions and that the verdict was based on passion and prejudice. These two contentions are but corollaries of one problem: Was the evidence sufficient to sustain the verdict?
The facts, in summary, are:
The victim of the offense is a 17 year old girl; she lives with her parents; had worked as a nursemaid...
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