Pruett v. State

CARR, Judge.

The defendants below were jointly indicted for assault with intent to murder. The trials were consolidated and resulted in separate verdicts finding each guilty as charged.

The major portion of appellants’ brief is taken up with the insistence that the evidence is not sufficient to sustain a conviction and error should be charged for the refusal of the general affirmative charge.

The evidence for the State consisted of the testimony of the assaulted party, the attending physician, the sheriff of the county, and some exhibits. For the defendants there was one witness who gave some…