Trowbridge v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Criminal Law. Assault with Intent to Murder. Assault and Battery. Practice in Supreme Court. Practice in 'Superior Court. Before Judge Rqney. Richmond Superior Court. April Term, 1884. To the report contained in the decision, it is only necessary to add that the indictment charged the defendants with assault with intent to murder by using “ an ax, a weapon likely to produce death.” There was also a count charging one of them with being an accessory before the fact.
Read the full summary
Criminal Law. Assault with Intent to Murder. Assault and Battery. Practice in Supreme Court. Practice in 'Superior Court. Before Judge Rqney. Richmond Superior Court. April Term, 1884. To the report contained in the decision, it is only necessary to add that the indictment charged the defendants with assault with intent to murder by using “ an ax, a weapon likely to produce death.” There was also a count charging one of them with being an accessory before the fact. The prosecutor testified that he was struck with an ax. One of the defendants claimed that it was done with a rock. Both…
1Opinion of the Court
Hall, Justice.
The defendants were tried for assault with intent to murder, and found guilty of assault and battery. The indictment set forth a felonious assault with a weapon likely to produce death, but charged no beating or wounding. No objection was made to the verdict when it was returned into court, because there was no allegation in the indictment to support the verdict for the battery. No motion was made to arrest the judgment for this reason,'nor was a new trial applied for on this specific ground. The first ground of the motion for a new trial complains that “ the verdict is contrary…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Clark v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1852
3Cited by20 opinions
- Watson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1902
- Goldin v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1898
- Fields v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1907
- Moore v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1956
- Peters v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1933
15 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.