Scott v. State

The appellant, John Scott, was indicted in the court below, for an assault upon one James R. Tucker, with intent to murder him, by shooting him with a pistol.

Upon trial by a jury he was convicted and sentenced to imprisonment in the state-prison for the period of two years, and fined in the sum of one dollar.

On the trial there was evidence tending to show, that, on the evening of the 1st of January last, there was a social party and dance at the house of Tucker, where the appellant went on that occasion, as it would seem, uninvited. There seemed to have been some difficulty before that time…