State v. Crist

Citations

• 62 Wash. 326
• 113 P. 772
• 1911 Wash. LEXIS 700

Syllabus

<p>Indictment and Information — Degrees of Offense — Assault With Deadly Weapon. An information charging an assault with a loaded pistol with intent to murder by striking, beating, and wounding, no considerable provocation appearing therefor, supports a’ conviction of the lesser crime of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to commit bodily injury, no considerable provocation appearing therefor.</p> <p>Assault and Battery — Aggravated Assault — Deadly Weapon— Evidence — Sufficiency. The evidence supports a conviction for assault with a deadly weapon with intent to commit bodily injury, no considerable provocation appearing therefor, under Rem. & Bal. Code, § 2746, where it appears that the accused placed a loaded pistol against the person of the prosecuting witness, threatening to kill her, and desisted only when interrupted by an officer.</p>