State v. Watson

LeGRAND, Justice.

Defendant was sentenced to serve a term of 20 years in the Men’s Reformatory after a Warren County jury convicted him of assault with intent to commit rape in violation of the provisions of § 698.4, The Code. He appeals from that judgment, and we affirm the trial court.

Defendant raises issues involving the trial court’s denial of his motion for directed verdict, evidentiary rulings, and erroneous jury instructions.

We treat these matters individually but before doing so, we set out the factual background of this appeal.

Defendant is alleged to have assaulted Diane Berry with…