Legal Opinion

Sanders v. State

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided October 6, 1930No. 28934PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtAnderson, J.

Appellant was indicted and convicted in the circuit court of Coahoma county of the crime of an attempt to rape, and was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of three years. From that judgment appellant prosecutes this appeal.

Appellant contends that the court should have granted his request for a directed verdict of not guilty, because of the insufficiency of the evidence to sustain the charge. We think the evidence was sufficient.

Over appellant’s objection tlie court permitted an aunt' of the injured female to' testify that the latter complained to her of the assault soon after it…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Clark v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1921
  2. Frost v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1908

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Bonds v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1932

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