Byrd v. State

Under an indictment charging rape, the accused cannot lawfully be convicted of an assault with intent to rape, if the evidence affirmatively shows that the offense charged was committed. Penal Code (1910), § 19; Welborn v. State, 116 Ga. 522 (2) (42 S. E. 773). However, in the instant case the evidence did not demand a finding that the defendant had committed rape, but authorized the verdict of assault with intent to rape. The court, therefore, did not err in overruling the motion for a new trial.

Judgment affirmed.

Bloodworth, J., dissents.