Anderson v. State

Willie Lee Anderson was indicted for rape in the first degree. The trial court instructed the jury on the crimes of assault in the first, second, and third degrees as lesser offenses included in the rape charge. Anderson was found guilty of assault in the first degree and was sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment. The Court of Criminal Appeals reversed the conviction and remanded the case with instructions that the trial court set aside the first degree assault conviction, adjudge Anderson guilty of second degree assault, and sentence him accordingly. Anderson v. State, 686 So.2d 378…