Wilcox v. State

The question upon this appeal is whether the evidence sustains the convictions. Specifically, defendant urges that the evidence fails to establish beyond a reasonable doubt, (1) an intent on his part to inflict great bodily harm, or (2) an intent to aim or discharge a gun at another. The nature of the contentions requires a statement of the facts.

At the time of the-incident defendant, thirty-seven years of age, a resident of Springfield, Illinois, was on his way'home from a vacation in northern Wisconsin accompanied by his wife. On September 15, 1945, they stopped at Allenton, Wisconsin, to…