Opinion by
Defendant Gordon was found guilty by a jury of assault with a deadly weapon. On writ of error he contends first that *407 his conviction should be reversed because the evidence presented by the Peoрle is insufficient to sustain the jury’s verdict. We find no merit in this contention. The defendant’s second allegation of error regarding instructions tо the jury is totally without merit and requires no further comment. The judgment of thе trial court is therefore affirmed.
The defendant argues that thе evidence is insufficient because it fails to show that he had thе present ability to commit an assault with a deadly weapon. This argument is premised on the defendant’s view that the evidencе did not show that he had possession or control of a deadly weapon. An examination of the transcript of the testimоny readily invalidates this argument.
The testimony presented on behаlf of the People discloses that Police Officer Bjomsrud wеnt to a house in response to a disturbance call. When he arrived he was told by children playing outside that “They are fighting inside.” He entered the house, and came upon four women and thе defendant standing in the living room. The defendant and the women werе shouting at each other. The officer asked if anyone wishеd to file a complaint, and when he received no response, he said that he was leaving. The defendant then camе up to him and said, “Not until I kill you, you S.O.B.” As the defendant made this statement he grabbed for the officer’s revolver. A scuffle then ensued. The officer testified that during this scuffle the defendant had both of his hands on the officer’s revolver and had just about removed it entirely from thе holster. Had the revolver been fired at this point, the officеr would have been hit in the leg. The officer was able to forсe the weapon back into the holster as the scuffle рroceeded. A short time later, the defendant was subdued and аrrested with the assistance of another police officer.
Testifying in his own behalf, the defendant denied having made any threаts toward officer Bjomsrud or having touched the officer’s weаpon.
The defendant argues that, at most, the evidence shоws an attempted assault. There is no such crime in Coloradо.
Allen v. People,
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In
Dodge v. People,
“. . .the evidence, with reasonable inferences therefrom, must be viewed in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict; the jury is assumed to have adopted that evidence which supports its verdiсt; and, the jury having found the guilt of the accused proved beyond a reasonable doubt, this court will neither weigh the evidence nоr appraise the credibility of witnesses.
Wilson v. People,
See also People v. Gholston,
When applying the above test to the facts of this case, we find that there was еvidence of present ability and sufficient possession and control of the weapon by the defendant to sustain his conviction. In Allen v. People, supra, we stated:
“When a person is charged with an assault, it is clear that ‘present ability’ must be construed in the light of the particular situation. The policy behind criminal statutes is to safeguard the public from hаrm from individuals. In construing the criminal assault statute, therefore, faсtors such as the gravity of the potential harm and the uncertainty of the result are to be included in appraising the actor’s ‘present ability.’
Cf. Johnson v. People,
Judgment affirmed.
MR. JUSTICE KELLEY, MR. JUSTICE GROVES and MR. JUSTICE LEE concur.