McKinney v. State

BROOKS, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of assault to murder, and being under 14 years of age, his punishment was fixed at confinement in the State reformatory and house of correction for a term of five years. The testimony shows substantially that A. Thomas, the assaulted party, a vendor of fruits and chile was shot by appellant, who was accompanied by Marvin Bhodes at the time of the shooting—Bhodes being a -small boy. Prosecutor at the time of the shooting was in bed at his place of business, the shooting occurred between 5 and 6 o’clock in the morning. Prosecutor testified that upon hearing…