State v. Bowden

SEBRING, J.:

Rubin Bowden was indicted for rape and tried in the Circuit Court of Duval County'. The trial jury returned a verdict of guilty of assault'with intent to commit rape. Bowden brought the judgment to this Court for review. The Supreme Court reversed the judgment of the trial court because of the view that the elements of force against the will of the victim had not been proven by the State to the exclusion of and beyond a reasonable doubt. See Bowden v. State, (Fla.) 12 So. 2nd 887.

Upon the mandate of this Court going down, the county solicitor of Duval County filed an information…