Davis v. State

This appellant was in-dieted for an assault to rape, but the learned trial judge submitted only an aggravated assault, based on indecent familiarity with the person of a female against her will and consent, and the conviction was for aggravated assault, with a fine of $300.

Prosecutrix was a girl 20 years of age, and was going from school along a path through pasture lands. She met appellant, who was a neighbor boy, at a point where the path led through some timber. When even with her, he took hold of the upper part of her left arm with both hands. She tried to get free and to induce him to…