Court Opinion

ID: 9605359
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-22 02:34:50.667233+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T13:04:09.539827
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SHINN, P. J.
I concur. The instruction is subject to the further criticism that it misstates the law. The weapon described by the witnesses was an automobile jack. The jury should have been instructed that an automobile jack if used in such a manner that it is likely to produce death or great bodily injury is a deadly weapon. One definition of “appear” is “To seem, to have a certain appearance, to look.” Where the weapon is not inherently deadly, the fact that it was used in a manner likely to produce death or great bodily injury, being an element of the offense, must be proved beyond a reasonable doubt. Mere appearances are not sufficient.
A petition for a rehearing was denied September 14, 1948, and respondent’s petition for a hearing by the Supreme Court was denied September 30,1948. Shenk, J., voted for a hearing.