Mahaney v. State

MORROW, Presiding Judge.

— Conviction is for assault with intent to murder; punishment fixed at confinement in the penitentiary for a period of four years.

This is a synopsis of the State’s case: Starkey, the injured party, and appellant had known each other for about three years. Both were operators of service cars. About eighteen months prior to the present occasion, a difficulty had taken place between, them, since which time they had not been on friendly terms. On the day that the alleged assault took place, Starkey and the witness Nolley were together. Nolley called the appellant and said…