Lavender v. State

Lavender was convicted of assault with intent to rape. The evidence for the State is overwhelming, both as to the assault and as to the identity of the defendant as the guilty party. The defendant relied on an alibi. The State fixed the time at about 3 o’clock p. m. Two or three witnesses testified that at this hour the defendant was' at work in a hotel some distance from the scene of the crime. In arguing the case to the jur/ the solicitor-general contended that the apparent conflict in the evidence as to the time of day could be reconciled on the theory that at Atlanta both Central and…