Judges and Judiciary
Apr. 13, 2001
Would-Be Ravisher Gets Cold Feet, Makes Barely a Peep
In Jackson v. Georgia, 91 Ga. 322 (1892), Chief Justice Logan E. Bleckley found the following for the court: As defined by the code, Section 4357, an assault is an attempt to commit a violent injury on the person of another. Where a rape is intended, the injury contemplated can be inflicted only by actual contact of the sexual organs of the man with those of the woman.
As defined by the code, Section 4357, an assault is an attempt to commit a violent injury on the person of another. Where a rape is intended, the injury contemplated can be inflicted only by actual contact of the sexual organs of the man with those of the wom...
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