Flowers v. State

McGehee, O. J.

The appellant, Hartness Flowers, was jointly indicted with his brother, James Flowers, for the crime of assault and battery upon one William Dickens by the use of a shotgun and a rifle with intent to kill and murder him. A severance requested by the appellant was granted. He was tried and convicted of the said crime, and was sentenced to serve a term of seven and one-half years in the State penitentiary.

The errors assigned as grounds for reversal are: (1) That the defendant was erroneously denied a change of venue. (2) That after the trial judge, upon motion of the defendant,…