People v. Cismadija
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Kalamazoo; Knappen, J. Joseph Cismadija was convicted of assault with intent to commit the crime of murder. Respondent was convicted of the crime of assault with intent to commit murder, and sentenced to imprisonment for a term of from eight to twenty years. He has now served upwards of one year of that term. Both the respondent, and the complaining witness, Sam Goller, are Hungarians.
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Error to Kalamazoo; Knappen, J. Joseph Cismadija was convicted of assault with intent to commit the crime of murder. Respondent was convicted of the crime of assault with intent to commit murder, and sentenced to imprisonment for a term of from eight to twenty years. He has now served upwards of one year of that term. Both the respondent, and the complaining witness, Sam Goller, are Hungarians. It seems that a considerable number of this nationality reside in the city of Kalamazoo, being employed in the various manufacturing institutions there located. It is customary for the young or…
1Opinion of the CourtBrooke, J.
(after stating the facts). Error is assigned upon rulings as to the admissibility of evidence *213and upon the charge and refusals to charge. We will consider those only relating to the charge.
The learned trial judge premised his charge by a lengthy and correct definition of the major offense with which the respondent stood charged. He then added:
“ I read this for the purpose of showing you that, under the particular charge in the information, that if death had ensued, if this man had died from the effect of the shots, and all the other ingredients of the crime were there, that the death of that…
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