Hinson v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from St. Francis Circuit Court. Hance N. Hutton, Judge. Hinson and Scott were convicted of an assault with intent to kill, and have appealed. statement by The court. R. H. Hinson and E. S. Scott were in March of this year engaged in logging, and lived with their wives in tents on the bank of the St. Francis river northeast of Forrest City. Not far away lived one Al.
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Appeal from St. Francis Circuit Court. Hance N. Hutton, Judge. Hinson and Scott were convicted of an assault with intent to kill, and have appealed. statement by The court. R. H. Hinson and E. S. Scott were in March of this year engaged in logging, and lived with their wives in tents on the bank of the St. Francis river northeast of Forrest City. Not far away lived one Al. Smith, upon whom, on the 14th day of March, they committed an assault.' Smith was struck on the head with a stick, and severely hurt, and the grand jury of St. Francis County indicted the defendant for an assault with…
1Opinion of the Court
Riddick, J.,
(after stating the facts.) This is an appeal from a judgment convicting the defendant of an assault with intent to kill one Al. Smith. While the evidence does not fully satisfy us that either of the defendants intended to kill Smith, the assault made by Hinson was very persistent, and, had no one interfered, might have resulted in the death of Smith. As to Hinson, therefore, we think the evidence is sufficient to sustain the judgment. The evidence against Scott, while it shows an assault, does not to our minds show an intent' to kill. Before noticing that point further, we call…
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