Davis v. State

The indictment in this case charges that Keel P. Davis did "make a violent assault upon the person of Lucile Wilder, a female, and, after having made such assault as aforesaid, did then and there attempt to have carnal knowledge of her- . . forcibly and against” her will. Where a defendant is charged with a major offense, there can not be a conviction of a minor offense unless i fc is either necessarily included in the major offense or is charged in the indictment. Watson v. State, 116 Ga. 607 (3) (43 S. E. 32, 21 L. R. A. (N. S.) 1); Goldin v. State, 104 Ga. 549 (30 S. E. 749). See also…