Moss v. State

Banke, Judge.

Charlie Moss appeals his conviction of rape and assault with a deadly weapon, enumerating as error, among others, lack of venue in Clayton County where he was tried.

The victim, a 59-year-old woman, testified that the defendant abducted her in the southeast section of Atlanta shortly after 1:00 p.m. An alert convenience store employee saw her about 11:00 p.m., nude and battered, in the rear seat of the defendant’s car, when he stopped to seek directions. The police were alerted, and the defendant was apprehended. The convenience store and the point of apprehension are both in…