Love v. People

Sam Love, defendant, was accused in the trial court of the crime of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to commit great bodily harm. Trial to a jury resulted in a verdict of guilty, and judgment was entered thereon. Defendant, seeking reversal of the judgment, brings the cause to this Court by writ of error.

At the close of the people’s evidence defendant’s counsel moved for a directed verdict upon the charge of aggravated assault as alleged in the information. The ground of the motion was that the evidence was insufficient to establish the specific intent essential to the charge. The…