King v. State

Eberhardt, Judge.

Appellant and another were indicted for assault with intent to murder in that they “did unlawfully, with malice aforethought, assault, cut, stab and wound one Dwight Pledger with a knife, and did assault, strike and beat the said Pledger with their hands and fists, the said knife and the hands and fists of the accused when used in said manner, being weapons likely to produce death.” King was convicted and now appeals from the denial of his amended motion for new trial. Held:

1. The general grounds are without merit.

2. A request to charge that “hands and fists are not per se…