Black v. State

OPINION

OLIVER, Judge.

Peter Black, Jr., the plaintiff in error here and defendant below, was convicted in the Criminal Court of Shelby County of assault with intent to commit robbery and was sentenced to be confined in the penitentiary for three years. His motion for a new trial being overruled, he prayed and was granted and has perfected an appeal in the nature of a writ of error to this Court.

In his motion for a new trial and by appropriate Assignments of Error in this Court, the defendant insists (1) that the evidence is insufficient to sustain the verdict of the jury and preponderates…