Castle v. State

MORROW, Judge.

The appeal is from a conviction for assault with intent to murder.

Appellant cut the injured party with a pocketknife, causing some serious injuries. There was proof of previous difficulties and threats by the injured party against appellant. Appellant’s version of the difficulty was to the effect that he came upon the injured party unexpectedly on walking into the postoffice. He claimed that as soon as he and Echols, the injured party, recognized each other that Echols made a quick grab for his hip pocket and that he, appellant, made a rush upon him to keep from being killed;…