Whitfield v. State

The plaintiff in error, hereinafter called defendant, was convicted in the district court of Bryan county, upon a change of venue from Carter county, of the crime of assault with intent to kill, and his punishment fixed at imprisonment in the state penitentiary for a period of three years.

The evidence offered by the state was that J. M. Lanfordj the complaining witness, was on the streets of the city of Ardmore on his way* to his office, located in the Masonic building, when he was assaulted by the defendant, who struck him several blows. Lanford had some books, papers, and letters in his…