People v. Kersey

Having been convicted of assault with a deadly weapon (Pen. Code, § 245), appellant demands a reversal on the grounds of (1) insufficiency of the evidence to sustain the judgment, (2) prejudice suffered by reason of insulting questions propounded by the prosecuting attorney.

The genesis of the crime lay in the innocent act of one Hardy who had purchased at a snack shop two cups of coffee for himself and one James Polk and laid one dollar on the counter. While they were enjoying their réfreshment, Hardy was called away to speak with Mr. Vernon who sat nearby in his automobile. Appellant, the…