Legal Opinion

Fields v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 24, 1907No. 199PublishedCited by 32 opinions

Indictment for assault with intent to rape, from Muscogee superior court — Judge Little. January 21, 1907.

1Opinion of the CourtRussell, J.

The defendant was convicted of assault with intent to rape. His motion for a new trial was overruled, and he assigns error on the judgment refusing a new trial. The plaintiff in error relies upon three assignments of error, all predicated ■upon the charge of the court. *42He insists that the court erred in refusing a written request to* charge the jury as follows: (a) “I charge you, gentlemen of the-, jury, that in a ease where rape, or assault with intent to commit, rape, is the charge against the defendant, that he shall not be convicted upon the testimony of the woman alone, unless there are…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Watson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1902
  2. Ozburn v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1891
  3. Camp v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1847
  4. Bell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1898
  5. Savannah, Florida & Western Ry. Co. v. EvansSupreme Court of Georgia · 1902

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3Cited by32 opinions

  1. Rouse v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1907
  2. Kimball v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1940
  3. Peters v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1933
  4. Wells v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
  5. Commodity Credit Corp. v. WellsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1939

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