OPINION
PETERSON, Justice.
The critical question to be answered in this case is whether the crime of indecent assault upon a child is a lesser and included offense of the crime of sodomy; that is, whether the crime of indecent assault is necessarily proved in proving the crime of sodomy. The answer depends upon whether the crime of indecent assault has within it an essential element of forceful assault.
The issue is presented in this simple situation...
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