State v. Rogers

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Marion.

The defendant, Steve Rogers, was tried (1) for an assault and battery with intent to kill one R. A. Martin and (2) for resisting an officer, the said L. A. Martin, in the discharge of his duty. The jury found the defendant not guilty of resisting an officer, but guilty of an assault and battery with intent to kill. From- the sentence imposed the defendant appeals.

The defendat was the owner and operator of a gasoline “filling station” just outside the city limits of Anderson. The prosecutor, R. A- Martin, was a State Constable. On…