Johnson v. State

Plaintiff in error, Joe Johnson, hereinafter referred to as defendant, was indicted for assault to commit murder in the first degree upon the person of Walter Beavers. Upon his trial he was convicted .of simple assault, and his punishment fixed at a fine of $150.

Defendant has appealed to this court and assigned errors.

By the first assignment it is asserted that there is no evidence to support the verdict, and that the evidence preponderates in favor of the innocence of defendant.

The record discloses that on August 11, 1937, the defendant, together with L. J. Hazzard and one Piper, all State…