Tatum v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “"COUNT I ... Kamel M. Ott, did attempt to commit the crime of Rape, to wit: by knowingly or intentionally attempting to have sexual intercourse with [LC.], a member of the opposite sex, when said [L.C.] was compelled by force or imminent threat of force, to wit: by choking and repeatedly striking said [L.C.] while demanding that she remove her pants and then by unfastening his pants, which acts constitute a substantial step toward the commission of the crime of Rape, and which actions resulted in serious bodily injury to said [L.C.], to wit: unconsciousness.... COUNT II ... Kamel M. Ott, did knowingly or intentionally touch [L.C.] in a rude, insolent or angry manner, to wit by striking her repeatedly and choking her causing serious bodily injury, to wit: unconsciousness...."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Ott v. State

2. “The fact that a defendant may not attempt to, or is ultimately unsuccessful in removing victim's clothing, removing his own clothing, or removing his penis from his clothing does not lead to the conclusion that such defendant ... did not take a substantial step toward committing the offense of rape.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Hughes v. State