Mason v. Commonwealth

Robert T. Mason was indicted for an attempt to murder one J. B. Clark, a constable, of Brunswick county. The jury found him guilty and fixed his punishment at confinement in the penitentiary for a period of two years. The trial court entered judgment on the verdict.

To this judgment two assignments of error are urged.

First, that the verdict is contrary to the law and the evidence. The facts as disclosed by the records are as follows:

On Sunday morning, June 2, 1929, J. B. Clark and his son, Elmo Clark, were looking for some automobile thieves, and while driving along the highway, near Grundy,…