Simpson v. State

Appellant Simpson was convicted of assault and battery and herein appeals the sufficiency of the evidence to support that conviction.

We affirm.

The facts most favorable to the State are as follows:

Simpson has been acquainted with the prosecuting witness for two years and went to her home at approximately 12:30 a.m. on December 14, 1973. Simpson made sexual advances and was rebuked. The prosecutrix then sat in a chair across the room from Simpson and he went over and sat on her lap. When she tried to push him away, he began choking her until she passed out. When she regained consciousness,…