Pleasant v. State

CHRISTIAN, Judge.

The offense is assault with intent to murder; the punishment, confinement in the penitentiary for three years.

Appellant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence. Devore Johnson and her husband were in a beer tavern in Alice on the 25th of June, 1938. Appellant entered the tavern and an altercation ensued when, according to the testimony of Devore Johnson, appellant attempted to hug her. The proprietor of the tavern required the parties to leave his place of business. According to the testimony of Devore Johnson, after they left the tavern appellant attacked her and cut her…