Case Name: John Junior WATKINS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1955-02-04
Citations: 77 So. 2d 795
Docket Number: 
Parties: John Junior WATKINS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: MATHEWS, C. J., and THOMAS,
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 77
Pages: 795–796

Head Matter:
John Junior WATKINS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Supreme Court of Florida. Division B.
Feb. 4, 1955.
Amos Hudson, Chipley, for appellant.
Richard W. Ervin, Atty. Gen., and Bart L. Cohen, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Appellant, John Junior Watkins, was tried and found guilty of assault with in tent to rape. A motion for new trial was denied.
The State concedes that the evidence is completely insufficient to show that the appellant had the requisite intent to rape. The case is controlled by Rye v. State, 153 Fla. 559, 15 So.2d 255. It follows that the judgment must be, and it is hereby, reversed for further proceedings not inconsistent with law, and without prejudice to prosecution for violation of Section 800.04, Florida Statutes, 1953, F.S.A.
It is so ordered.
MATHEWS, C. J., and THOMAS,
HOBSON and DREW, JJ., concur.