State v. Smith
Supreme Court of Kansas
Appeal from, Brown District Court. Prosecution for an assault with iotent to kill. Trial had in October, 1885, when the defendant Smith was convicted of an assault only, and sentenced to pay a fine of $100 and the costs of the prosecution, and to be committed’ to the jail of Brown county until the sentence was complied with. The defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Johnston, J.:
*6191. verdict, when not set aside, *618William. Smith was charged with having, on January 31, 1885, beat and assaulted Samuel Snyder with a pistol with intent to kill him, and at a trial had in October, 1885, he was convicted of a simple assault. He appeals, and urges several objections to the conviction, the first of which is that the verdict is not supported by the evidence. We have *619looked into the evidence, and are of the opinion that the objection is not tenable. If the jury believed the witnesses for the state, they could do no less than…
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