State v. Rigley

Citations

• 7 Idaho 292
• 62 P. 679
• 1900 Ida. LEXIS 46

Syllabus

<p>Criminal Law — Assault With Intent to Commit Murder — Insanity. — Where the evidence shows a party made an assault with intent to commit murder, and the defense of alcoholic insanity is set up, it must clearly appear from the evidence that the party making the assault had no deliberate intention of doing so, from motive of revenge, for a real or imaginary injury.</p> <p>Impeaching Verdict — Affidavits.—Impeaching of a verdict by affidavits, made after the verdict is rendered, cannot he recognized.</p> <p>(Syllabus by the court.)</p>