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Cotton v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Apr 25, 1972
261 So. 2d 179 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1972)

Opinion

No. 71-1260.

April 25, 1972.

Appeal from the Criminal Court of Record for Dade County, Murray Goodman, J.

Pollack, Yocom Fath, Miami, for appellant.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., and Arnold Ginsberg, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Before PEARSON and HENDRY JJ., and LESTER, M. IGNATIUS, Associate Judge.


This is an appeal from a judgment entered in a non-jury trial after the appellant was adjudged guilty of the crime of assault with intent to commit rape and was duly sentenced. A single point on appeal is presented which urges the insufficiency of the evidence to establish guilt of the appellant. We have reviewed the record in the light of this point and find that the evidence is not only sufficient but overwhelming. Essentially, appellant urges that his intent to rape the victim cannot be found to exist because he did not complete the act. The judgment is affirmed on the basis of the rule stated in St. Giorge v. State, Fla. 1956, 92 So.2d 612. See also Reed v. State, 150 Fla. 269, 7 So.2d 103 (1942); Gorko v. State, Fla.App. 1967, 199 So.2d 132.

Affirmed.


Summaries of

Cotton v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Apr 25, 1972
261 So. 2d 179 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1972)
Case details for

Cotton v. State

Case Details

Full title:KENNETH COTTON, APPELLANT, v. THE STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District

Date published: Apr 25, 1972

Citations

261 So. 2d 179 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1972)