Dorsey v. State

Russell, <7.

The defendant was indicted for the offense of assault with intent to murder, and upon his trial was found guilty of stabbing. A motion for new trial, based wholly upon the general grounds, was overruled; and exception was taken.

1. The charge of the learned trial judge is unexceptionable. It is a remarkably full and lucid exposition of every principle of law involved in the ease. Therefore, it can not be said that the verdict is contrary to law because, superinduced by any error of the judge in his instructions.' It appears from the record that there was some objection to a portion…