Davis v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Indictment for rape. Before Judge Russell. Gwinnett superior court. ' February 13, 1904.
1Opinion of the CourtSimmons, C. J.
Davis was tried and convicted of the offense of rape. The woman upon whom the rape was alleged to have been committed testified, in substance, that in August, 1903, the accused came to her house while she was there alone.and proposed sexual intercourse, which she declined; that he then forced her into a small rocking-chair, pinioning her arms with one of his, and accomplished his purpose; that she did not consent, but resisted with all the power she had; that she tried to get up and tried to push him from her, but did not attempt to tear his beard or scratch him; that she had been afflicted…
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