Scott v. State

RAMSEY, Judge.

The appeal in this case is prosecuted from a conviction had in the District Court of Comanche County on May 2 of this year, adjudging appellant guilty of assault with intent to murder, and assessing his punishment at two years confinement in the penitentiary.

The facts of the case briefly show that Will Smith, the assaulted party, was a young lad about sixteen years old at the date of the difficulty. Pearl Scott, brother of appellant, who figured in the transaction, was a little older, whereas appellant was a man about grown. The difficulty occurred at a dance, which has proven a…