State v. King

Tayror, Justice.

Appellant, William Hugh King, was tried and convicted of committing assault and battery with intent to kill upon his wife, Mildred C. King, at the September, 1951, term of General Sessions Court for York County, for which he was sentenced to serve a term of ten years imprisonment. He now appeals to this Court upon exceptions which present the questions for determination by this Court of whether or not:

1. The sentence of the court was excessive.

2. The sentence of the Court was illegal in that it violated the statutory and constitutional limitations on the sentence provided by…