State v. Clark
State v. Clark
Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
The plaintiff in error, having been convicted in the Hudson Sessions of atrocious assault, brings this writ of error to review that judgment. The first assignment of error is directed at the following language of the charge: “There has been some suggestion by counsel for the defendant that this prosecution is laying the foundation for a civil suit. That is a matter you have nothing to do with. It has
The remaining assignments discussed in the brief of counsel relate to comments contained in the charge that are not subjects of reversal upon error. The charge, as a whole, clearly informed the jury as to their right and duty in dealing with disputed questions of fact. Bruce v. Carter, 3 Vroom 554; Castner v. Sliker, 4 Id. 507; Smith v. Bennett, 12 Id. 370; State v. Engle, 21 Id. 272.
The judgment of the Hudson Quarter Sessions is affirmed.
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- State v. BENJAMIN CLARK
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