Cowans v. State

Quillian, Presiding Judge.

The defendant appeals his conviction for rape.Held:

1. The evidence was sufficient to sustain the verdict.

2. Although the instant case involved circumstantial evidence, the trial judge chose to omit a charge on that subject. A charge on circumstantial evidence is required only when the case is wholly dependent thereon. House v. State, 232 Ga. 140, 146 (205 SE2d 217). Hence, due to the trial judge’s omission to make a thorough charge we are therefore required to determine whether the evidence in this case against the defendant is wholly circumstantial.

The victim…