Stanfield v. State

MORROW, Presiding Judge.

The conviction is for assault with intent to murder; penalty assessed at confinement in the penitentiary for a period of two years.

Sam Stanfield had two sons, namely, George Stanfield and Elmer 'Stanfield. J. M. Blackwell was a deputy sheriff. He arrested George Stanfield and placed him in jail for drunkenness. Elmer Stanfield approached Blackwell, from whose testimony we quote:

“He (Elmer Stanfield) stopped me and says, ‘What have you got that boy locked up for?’ I told him because he was drunk. He said, ‘God damn you, he was not drunk.’ I said, ‘Yes, he is and you are…