People v. Gordon

The defendants, Barry Gordon, Ralph O’Brien, and William Shea, were prosecuted jointly under an information containing three counts. The first charges assault with intent to commit robbery; the second, assault with ;a deadly weapon, and the third, assault to commit murder. 0 ’Brien was committed to an asylum for the insane. Shea pleaded guilty, to assault with a deadly weapon and Gordon was found guilty as charged in the first and second counts.

It is urged that the evidence is insufficient to sustain the verdict. As against this particular defendant the evidence is circumstantial, but we…