Hawkins v. State

MARTIN, Judge.

Offense, assault to murder; penalty, four years in the penitentiary.

The injured party spent the night preceding the difficulty at appellant’s home and ate the noon meal at the same place, leaving shortly after that time with appellant and four other parties. One of these was dropped out of the car at the town of San Saba and the five remaining proceeding to the home of the injured party, where the difficulty occurred. Arriving at this place appellant and the injured party left the car together and the two went in the house, from which the noise of a struggle was soon heard by…