Barker v. State

OPINION

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is assault with intent to murder; the punishment, 20 years.

We are met at the outset with the question of the admissibility of a petition for annulment which resulted in the dissolution of appellant’s marriage to Deborah Lowery.

Deborah was the State’s first witness and she testified that she had been married to the appellant for approximately three months prior to their marriage being annulled. She was then questioned about her acquaintanceship with the complaining witness and told of appellant’s assault upon him because of appellant’s jealousy over her,…