Parsons v. State

[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] This is an appeal from a judgment of conviction in the circuit court for the offense of assault with intent to murder.

It is without dispute in the testimony that Mrs. Loraine Cote, the alleged injured person, was shot four or five times with a pistol and that some of the inflicted wounds were serious in effect. The evidence for the State supported the finding that the offense was without legal excuse or justification.

Appellant's version of the occurrence is…