Roe v. State

BEAUCHAMP, Judge.

The appeal is from a conviction for assault to murder, with a penalty of seven years in the penitentiary.

The evidence shows that appellant shot his wife, Mildred Hall Roe, twice in the back with a shotgun. It is claimed by the State that he was drinking and had threatened to take her life. The defense was that the shots were accidental.

The brief filed herein by the State’s Attorney says that the eight bills of exception may be considered under one general proposition. The question is, did the trial court err in permitting the State to impeach its own witness, Mildred Hall…