Ravenel v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Indictment for rape. -Before Judge Hodges. Hart superior court. November 4, 1921. The defendant was indicted for rape alleged to have been committed by him on Fannie Nixon on September 15, 1921, in the county of Hart, this State. The evidence for the State was as follows: Fannie Nixon testified that she was a widow, fifty-one or fifty-two years of age. Doc Adams, Mr. Temples, her brother Charlie, and Mitch Adams were her closest neighbors.
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Indictment for rape. -Before Judge Hodges. Hart superior court. November 4, 1921. The defendant was indicted for rape alleged to have been committed by him on Fannie Nixon on September 15, 1921, in the county of Hart, this State. The evidence for the State was as follows: Fannie Nixon testified that she was a widow, fifty-one or fifty-two years of age. Doc Adams, Mr. Temples, her brother Charlie, and Mitch Adams were her closest neighbors. Her house fronts on the public road, not far from it. Doc Adams lived not very far from her house, in holloing distance. On or about September 15 (the…
1Opinion of the CourtHines, J.
1. We can not say, as a matter of law, that the verdict was without evidence to support it.
2. It is urged that the court erred in charging the jury as follows: “ I charge you further, on the trial of rape, it is essential to show, either [by] direct or indirect evidence, that actual carnal knowledge or carnal sexual intercourse. However, slight penetration is deemed necessary.” It is not alleged in the motion for new trial in what respects this charge is erroneous. This instruction was substantially correct. Wesley v. State, 65 Ga. 731; Morris v. State, 54 Ga. 440.
3. No error is assigned in…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Morris v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1875
- Wesley v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1880
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