Robison v. State

HARPER, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of slander, and prosecutes this appeal. The alleged slander is based upon an affidavit made by him before E. Brooks, justice of the peace, in which he stated on oath, “that he had been going with Miss Elmer Stephens on and off for about one year. I had free intercourse with her as often as I wanted to during all that time.” Proper innuendo averments are contained in the complaint and information. A number of questions are raised in the motion for a new trial, but appellant’s counsel, in able oral argument before this court and in the brief filed,…