State v. Pfeifer

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Wedell, J.:

This is an appeal by two defendants from convictions of misdemeanors.

Two brothers, Frank and Paul Pfeifer, were charged and tried jointly on three counts. They were acquitted on the third count, and it is not involved in this appeal. In the first count they were charged with simple assault and in the second count with disturbing the peace of one Dreiling, a Catholic priest. Paul was convicted on both counts and Frank was convicted only of disturbing the peace.

A contention which applies to Frank alone is, there was no evidence to support his…