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Watkins v. State

Supreme Court of Florida. Division B
Feb 4, 1955
77 So. 2d 795 (Fla. 1955)

Opinion

February 4, 1955.

Appeal from Circuit Court, Washington County; E.C. Welch, Judge.

Amos Hudson, Chipley, for appellant.

Richard W. Ervin, Atty. Gen., and Bart L. Cohen, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


Appellant, John Junior Watkins, was tried and found guilty of assault with intent 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.


Summaries of

Watkins v. State

Supreme Court of Florida. Division B
Feb 4, 1955
77 So. 2d 795 (Fla. 1955)
Case details for

Watkins v. State

Case Details

Full title:JOHN JUNIOR WATKINS, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court:Supreme Court of Florida. Division B

Date published: Feb 4, 1955

Citations

77 So. 2d 795 (Fla. 1955)

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