Likens v. State

Jeremiah D. Likens was convicted in the court below of an assault upon Alva Likens with intent to inflict great bodily injury, and was sentenced to a term of imprisonment in the state penitentiary. The defendant has brought the record to this court for review.

It is first urged that the verdict is not sustained by sufficient evidence. .In Murphey v. State, 43 Nebr., 34, it was ruled that the words “great bodily injury,” as employed in section 17b of the Criminal Code, imply an injury of a graver and more serious character than an ordinary battery. A careful perusal and consideration of the…