State v. Abdella

There was testimony upon which the court might properly find beyond a reasonable doubt, as it did, that the defendant had intentionally pointed and aimed a firearm at one Felix Dreva. He and Dreva had entered into an agreement by which the latter purchased the right to cut timber and wood upon defendant’s wood lot. On August 15, 1950, Dreva went to the wood lot to get some wood which had been previously cut. An argument took place. Defendant went to his car, took a pistol from it, and pointed it at Dreva. The pistol was fired. There was a dispute as to the direction which the bullet took.…