People v. Alexander

Defendant was convicted of the crime of mayhem in that she maliciously and unlawfully destroyed the eye of one Moran Watson. She has appealed from the judgment pronounced and an order denying her motion for a new trial.

The first contention of appellant is that the verdict is contrary to the evidence and shows that in inflicting the injury upon Watson she acted in self-defense. There is ample testimony, if believed by the jury, to establish the following facts, namely: That for nearly a year Watson had been on terms of intimate acquaintance with defendant; that on the morning of March 22,…