Henry v. State

Benham, Judge.

This appeal of Clifford James Henry is brought from his conviction of rape and the denial of his motion for new trial.

1. The threshold inquiry concerns the sufficiency of evidence necessary to convict for rape. The jury was warranted in believing that on the night of April 29, 1983, the 78-year-old victim was resting in bed at her home on Sentry Street in Columbus, Georgia, when the doorbell rang. Due to her inability to walk without the assistance of her walker, she was slow in getting to the door. Fearing that she might be set upon by an intruder, she took a butcher knife with…