Poole v. State

The appellant is a negro man, married and the father of a child. Certainly in making the attack on the 14 year old white girl at a lonely spot in the nighttime he had an intent to do something besides merely choke her and drag her under a viaduct. In addition to choking her and dragging her under the viaduct, he put his hand over her mouth and threatened to kill her if she screamed. These actions all indicate an intent to do something.

Twelve men, qualified jurors, who had the opportunity to see and hear both the defendant and the little girl, said that they believed that the defendant…