Bell v. State

CARR, Judge.

Appellant was convicted on an indictment charging assault with intent to murder; the named assaulted party is Arthur Whitehead. The evidence in the case discloses that Mr. Whitehead was at the time a police officer in the City of Mobile, Alabama.

Without contradiction or contrary contention, during an encounter on a street in Mobile appellant cut the officer with a pocket knife.

With reference to the inflicted wounds, the attending physician testified: “He had one beginning from under the shoulder blade on the left side going down to about the mid-line of the body. It started right…