People v. Carter

Respondent was convicted of assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than the crime of murder. Several errors are assigned upon the rejection and admission of testimony. To state and discuss them would not establish precedents of any value. We have examined them, and find no error in the rulings.

Error is assigned upon the refusal to give the following request:

‘ ‘ The intent to do this great bodily harm is the gist of this crime, and in this case, although, if you should find that the prisoner intentionally fired the pistol at Williams, the presumption that he intended to do great…