Daniels v. State

DAVIDSON, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of assault with intent to murder John Dillard, his punishment being assessed at two years confinement in the penitentiary.

The shooting seems to have occurred about or had its origin in insulting remarks about appellant’s wife as well as conduct towards her. The difficulty occurred upon the first meeting after appellant was informed of such words and conduct. Without going into the immediate details of the difficulty, there is evidence on the part of the defendant showing that Dillard in addition to matters above mentioned^ acted in such mariner as to…