Whitman v. State

DAVIDSON, Judge.

The indictment charged appellants Benjamin Whitman and Ira Whitman, jointly, with the crime of assault with intent to murder Dorothy Anding, Alpha English, and Doyle Hinson. Upon a joint trial appellants were convicted of aggravated assault and the punishment of each fixed at a fine of $500.00 and thirty days’ confinement in jail.

Dorothy Anding is the former wife of Benjamin Whitman. She and Benjamin Whitman had been divorced in August, 1946, prior to the alleged offense in March, 1947. The decree of divorce awarded to Benjamin Whitman the care and custody of their minor…