Noting that he had his pants unzipped, had K-Y Jelly in his pocket and asked the woman whether anyone was home, a prosecutor argued that James Ervin Darnell would have raped the Odenton woman had her husband not been upstairs.
Circuit Court Judge Joseph P. Manck acquitted Darnell of attempted rape two weeks ago, saying he couldn't be sure what Darnell intended because the woman's husband stopped the attack. But he...
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