Stovall v. State

CARR, Judge.

Jack Stovall and-J. B. Stovall, brothers, were jointly indicted for assault with intent to murder. The trial below was conducted without a severance and resulted in the conviction of each indictee as charged.

Without dispute in the evidence Jack Stovall inflicted rather severe wounds on the body of James Crump by shooting him with a shotgun.

The theory and contention of the State was that J. B. aided and abetted in the commission of the offense.

The prime factual issues revolved around the inquiry of whether or not Jack was justified in the assault on the doctrine of self defense as…