Morgan v. State

LATTIMORE, Judge.

Conviction for being a delinquent child; punishment, nine months’ confinement in the Boys’ Training School.

Appellant was indicted for assault to murder. An affidavit of juvenility was filed and his age established on the trial at fourteen years. The jury found him guilty, and assessed his punishment at nine months in the Boys’ Training School.

The contention on the part of the appellant is that the evidence is insufficient to show a specific intent on his part to kill the party whom he assaulted with a knife. There seems no question but that one who is in fact a juvenile, who…