Woolbright v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Cross Circuit Court, Second Division, W. J. Driver, Judge; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. This appeal is prosecuted by Henry Woolbright from a judgment for assault with intent to kill one B. F. Palmer. It appears from the testimany that bad feeling was engendered as the result of appellant’s- failure to win a law suit brought in the justice court by him against Palmer, Ms tenant.
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Appeal from Cross Circuit Court, Second Division, W. J. Driver, Judge; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. This appeal is prosecuted by Henry Woolbright from a judgment for assault with intent to kill one B. F. Palmer. It appears from the testimany that bad feeling was engendered as the result of appellant’s- failure to win a law suit brought in the justice court by him against Palmer, Ms tenant. He was greatly dissatisfied with the judgment, refused to pay the costs and made threats in the presence of several persons that he would beat h-out of Palmer the first time he caught him out. As the parties…
1Opinion of the Court
Kirby, J.,
(after stating the facts).- Appellant was indicted as a principal for assault with intent to kill and the testimony of the witness, Will Campbell, of the statement made by Wash Woolbright shortly before he assaulted Palmer with the club, that if he caught up with him he was going to cut his throat, made in the absence of appellant was competent to show the intent or disposition of mind of the said actor in the crime in making the assault.
The undisputed testimony shows that appellant was personally present when Palmer was brutally assaulted with the -clubs by his sons and although he…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Turner v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1915
3Cited by1 opinion
- Lisenby v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1976