State v. Hayes

Rhodes, Justice:

The appellants are brothers who were charged with assault and battery with intent to kill. The crime resulted in serious injury to a motorist who was struck by a brick thrown from an overpass onto Interstate Highway 95.

The charges against Richard T. Hayes, a juvenile, were heard before the Family Court, resulting in a determination of his guilt. Thereafter, Theodore Gilbert Hayes was tried by jury in the Court of General Sessions and convicted of assault and battery with intent to kill. Although these cases arise from different jurisdictions, the State and the defendants have…