People v. Gifford

Defendant appeals from a judgment of conviction on November 26, 1954, of the crime of assault in the second degree in the County Court of Warren County. The indictment charged defendant with an assault on the person of one Carl White by stabbing him with a pocket knife. Upon a jury trial defendant was found guilty of the offense charged. The evidence clearly established the guilt of defendant, and it is not contended on this appeal that the evidence was insufficient. At the commencement of the trial the court, upon motion of defendant, ordered all witnesses excluded from the court room “ who…