Case Name: BYRD v. THE STATE
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1922-04-14
Citations: 28 Ga. App. 504
Docket Number: 13326
Parties: BYRD v. THE STATE.
Judges: Luke, J., concurs. Bloodworth, J., dissents.
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 28
Pages: 504–507

Head Matter:
13326.
BYRD v. THE STATE.
Decided April 14, 1922.
Rehearing denied May 9, 1922.
Indictment for rape; from Emanuel superior court — Judge Hardeman. January 17, 1922.
Herrington & Durden, for plaintiff in error.
Walter F. Grey, solicitor-general, contra.

Opinion:
Broyles, C. J.
Under an indictment charging rape, the accused cannot lawfully be convicted of an assault with intent to rape, if the evidence affirmatively shows that the offense charged was committed. Penal Code (1910), § 19; Welborn v. State, 116 Ga. 522 (2) (42 S. E. 773). However, in the instant case the evidence did not demand a finding that the defendant had committed rape, but authorized the verdict of assault with intent to rape. The court, therefore, did not err in overruling the motion for a new trial.
Judgment affirmed.
Luke, J., concurs. Bloodworth, J., dissents.