Pyler

The appeal herein is prosecuted by defendant personally from a judgment of conviction of the crime of assault by means and force likely to produce great bodily harm. Many different points for reversal of the judgment are advanced by appellant; but no authorities are cited in support of any or either of his several contentions. Grave charges against nearly every one who in anywise was connected with the trial in the lower court, together with intemperate, disrespectful language, are freely interspersed throughout appellant’s brief. Were it not for the consideration which this court is constrained to give to a defendant who, on appeal from a judgment of conviction of the commission of a criminal offense, is without legal counsel, resort to steps which might involve unpleasant consequences to the author of such a “brief” would clearly be indicated. In the circumstances here present the lack of regularity in arrangement and conformity with established rules in the presentation of a brief will be overlooked and due consideration will be given to the substance of the appeal.

In effect, appellant’s first specification of error is that the verdict of the jury was contrary to and without…