Golden v. State

Golden was convicted of assault and battery upon Jessie May Golden, his wife, with intent to kill her, and sentenced to the state penitentiary for ten years. On this appeal he says, first, the conviction was against the great weight of the evidence, and, second, that the trial judge granted to the State an erroneous instruction. He urges reversal and remand of the case for another trial.

The first contention calls for a summary of the testimony.

The first witness for the State was Jessie May Golden. She was 27 years of age. She and the defendant married April 17, 1947. They have three children…