In Interest of R.T.

I

R.T., appeals a youth court adjudication that he is a delinquent child following which he was committed to Oakley Training School. Though insufficient as a matter of law to establish the underlying offense of attempted rape, the evidence supports an adjudication that R.T. committed a simple assault. We affirm in part and reverse in part and remand.

II

R.T. was born on September 19, 1968. On June 18, 1985, a petition was filed in the Youth Court of Tishomingo County charging that R.T. was a delinquent child in that

he did on or about the 31st day of May, 1985, in this County and State commit an…