People v. Carson

In an indictment returned by the Grand Jury of San Joaquin County, defendant was charged with the commission of an assault upon Mildred Carson (his wife) with intent to commit murder. He pleaded not guilty, and not guilty by reason of insanity. He was tried by a jury which found him guilty of assault with a deadly weapon. The plea of not guilty by reason of insanity was withdrawn, and a motion for a new trial interposed. That motion was denied and defendant was sentenced to imprisonment in the county jail for a period of nine months, and fined $1,000.

On appeal from the aforesaid judgment…