People v. Van Arsdale

The defendants, Harry Van Arsdale and Max Rosenberg, were convicted in the Court of General Sessions of the crime of assault in the first degree, and were sentenced to State prison for a term of not less than six years, nor more than twelve years.

In the indictment it was charged that the defendants, on the 24th day of February, 1933, feloniously assaulted and shot one William Sorenson.

The defendants entered a plea of nob guilty. The issue was a rather narrow one. After reading the entire record in this case, it is difficult to determine exactly wherein the truth lies. It is not disputed that…