Harris v. State

MARTIN, Judge.

Offense, assault to murder; penalty, nine years in the penitentiary.

The injured party was a!n officer in the County of Howard. The appellant on the date of the alleged offense was the floor “bouncer” of a gambling hall in the little oil town of Forsan. The injured party raided this gambling hall and several of its inmates were fined. Some hours later appellant and a deputy sheriff by the name of Nixon parked their cars near where the injured party was standing in the town of Forsan and near the raided gambling hall. According to the injured party the appellant without cause or…