State v. Myers

Jan 18, 1865
Reporters:
Before:
Lowe
Lowe, Ch. J.

The substance of the instructions to the jury, objected to, may be stated as ‍‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​‍follows:

1.CBIMINAT, declarations federates. That if two or more persons combine to do an unlawful act, the declarations and acts of each, made and done with reference to the common purpose, ‍‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​‍implicate alike all, and each in law is guilty and may be pun-jg]^ for the offense as a principal. And, therefore, it is immaterial whether the shot which wounded George ‍‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​‍Georg was, in fact, fired by the defendant, provided he was one of the guilty confederates.

s- ~ult-3. — criminal negligence. An assault may be committed without doing any personal injury. ‍‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​‍Recklessly shooting into a crowd, and wounding some one, not intended, is crimi- . nal.

This is good law, and the evidence certified up, not only justified its enunciation, but ‍‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​‍showed its pertinency to the case.

Discovering no error in the proceedings, the judgment below stands

Affirmed.