Gibson v. State, 10 Ga. App. 117

Russell, J.

Under the evidence, the defendant was guilty of ‍​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‍assault with intent to rape, or not guilty at all, and therefore there was no error ‍​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‍in not charging the law as to assault and battery.’ An assault with intent to induce ‍​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‍consent to sexual intercourse on the part of a female child under the age of consent ‍​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‍is not assault and battery, hut assault with intent to rape, just as the completed intercourse ‍​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‍with such a child would he rape. Judgment affirmed.

Case Details

Case Name: Gibson v. State

Court Name: Court of Appeals of Georgia

Date Published: Nov 20, 1911

Citations: 10 Ga. App. 117; 72 S.E. 944; 1911 Ga. App. LEXIS 676; 3694

Docket Number: 3694

Court Abbreviation: Ga. Ct. App.