Hamilton v. State

JOHNSON, Judge.

The appellant, James Lewis Hamilton, was tried in the Circuit Court of Jefferson County, Bessemer Division, under an indictment containing two counts. Count One charges assault with intent to murder. Count Two charges assault with intent to ravish. The jury returned a verdict of guilty as charged in Count Two. Appellant was adjudged guilty by the court of the offense of assault with intent to ravish and sentenced to seven years in the State penitentiary.

The alleged assaulted person is Barbara Sue Allen, who at the time was seventeen years of age. The testimony of the…