Legal Opinion

Tiller v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided July 14, 1897PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Indictment for assault with intent to rape. Before Judge Reese. Hart superior court. March term, 1897.

1Opinion of the CourtLumpkin, P. J.

The evidence in this case shows that a man who was a stranger to Lizzie Dutton approached her, while she was standing within a very short distance of her father’s dwelling, seized her hand, and requested her to go with him into the woods. Her brother was also near the house, and in *783full view of the person who" made the solicitation. The age of this brother does not appear, but the record of his testimony-on the trial discloses that, if not fully grown, he was at least of sufficient age to testify clearly and distinctly as to what occurred. The woman’s father was in the house at the time the…

2Cited by4 opinions

  1. State v. WilsonWyoming Supreme Court · 1924
  2. Sutton v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1905
  3. Bennett v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1917
  4. Jackson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1959

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