Alexander v. State

McCORD, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of an assault with intent to rape, and his punishment assessed at four years confinement in the penitentiary.

1. The indictment charged that appellant made an assault upon one Addie Blanton with intent then and there to ravish and have carnal knowledge of her, she being under the age of 15 years and not then and there being the wife of appellant. Appellant made a motion to quash the bill of indictment upon the ground that it fails to allege the want of consent on the part of the alleged female, and that he intended to commit rape by force. This court, in…