Slattery v. State

Roberts, Chief Justice.

This is an indictment for *620{£ maiming,” in which it is charged that the defendant bit off the under lip of Charles Clark, the indictment being very accurately drawn up in proper form under the following provision of the code, to wit, (Pas. Dig., art. 2162, (500 :) “To maim is to cut off or otherwise deprive a person of the hand, arm, finger, foot, leg, nose, or ear, to put out an eye, or in any way to deprive the person of any other member of his body.”

It was shown in evidence that the piece of flesh bit out by defendant from Clark’s under lip was about an inch long and…