Halliburton v. State

DAVIDSON, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of assault with intent to murder, and prosecutes this appeal. He sought to continue the cause on account of the absence of five witnesses, four of whom had been served with process. By each of these witnesses he expected to prove the same facts, to wit, that they were present and witnessed the entire transaction; that the assault was not made with intent to murder; that the accused had no malice towards Mullins, the assaulted party, and that he had no desire and intent to kill or injure Mullins. It is not stated in the bill of exceptions, nor in the…