Townsend v. State

HAWKINS, Judge.

Conviction is for assault with intent to murder one Allan Marshall, punishment being assessed at confinement in the penitentiary for one year.

Appellant and R. C. Townsend are brothers; R. C. being about thirty years of age and appellant about twenty years of age. The two Townsends, Allan Marshall, with many other persons, attended a dance at the home of Arthur McWilliams on the night of February 16, 1934, at which time the difficulty arose out of which this prosecution grew. Allan Marshall testified, in substance, as follows: He was one of the party furnishing music for the…