Wade v. State

1. The accused was charged with rape and found guilty of an assault with intent to rape. The evidence showed that the female in question was under fourteen years of age. Under the ruling in Todd v. Stale, 25 Ga. App. 411 (103 S. E. 496), the court did not err in failing to instruct the jury that they could, if they saw fit, recommend that the defendant be punished as for a misdemeanor.

2. In a case where a defendant is convicted of an assault with intent to rape, it is not essential that the testimony of the female in question be corroborated. Rivers v. State, 8 Ga. App. 703 (2) (70 S. E. 50),…