State v. . Vannoy

Jun 5, 1871
Reporters:
Before:
Rodman
Rodman, J.

This case is clearly within the law, as decided in State v. Davis, 1 Ire. 125. ‍‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‍In that case, Gaston, J., delivering the opinion of the Court, says, “ So in a late case, before a very eminent English Judge, it was held, that where the ‍‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‍defendant was advancing in a threatening attitude, with intent to strike the plaintiff, so that his blow would, in a second or two, have reached the plaintiff, if he had ‍‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‍not been stopped, although when stopped he was not near enough to strike, an assault was committed.” Stephenson v. Myers, 4 Car. and Payne, 349, (19 E. C. L. R.) This English case is ‍‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‍approved of, and is the exact case now before us. We think it reasonable in itself, and sustained by the recent case of State v. Rawles, ante, 334.

*534 Judgment reversed, and a verdict of guilty.ordered ‍‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‍to be entered on the special verdict. Let this opinion be certified.

Per Curiam. Judgment affirmed.