Towns v. State

HARWOOD, Judge.

This appellant was indicted, tried and^ convicted for and of the offense of assault with intent to murder. The court fixed his punishment at imprisonment in the State penitentiary for a term of three years. .

The evidence presented by the State was directed toward showing that seven or eight negroes had on the night of October 27, 1944, been engaged in a card game known as “skin” in the home of Cliff Rasberry. Appellant and George Lee Bradford were among the participants. During the game appellant asked Bradford for $1.50, and was refused. Appellant then made threatening remarks…