People v. Mathews

Defendant above named was found guilty by a jury of the crime of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to commit murder. His motion for a new trial was denied and judgment was pronounced. He has appealed from the judgment and from the order denying his motion for a new trial.

Appellant urges a number of grounds for the reversal of the judgment and order, but before discussing them we shall give a brief summary of the evidence as shown by the record.

At the time of the alleged assault, Mathews, a resident of Nevada, was an unemployed “pit boss” and an unpaid deputy sheriff in certain counties…