Commonwealth v. Emmons

Opinion by

Arnold, J.,

The defendant, Mildred E. Emmons, on September •21,1943 shot one Edward Gray with a rifle and seriously injured him. She was indicted in three counts, — assault and battery with intent to murder, aggravated assault and battery and simple assault and battery. The jury found her guilty of aggravated assault and battery. The court overruled defendant’s motion for new trial and sentenced, and this appeal followed.

The defendant lived in a second floor apartment of a house in Sacone, Upper Darby, Delaware County, Pa. The apartment house fronted on a forty foot wide improved…