Sessums v. State

CHRISTIAN, Judge. —

The offense is assault with intent to murder; the punishment, confinement in the penitentiary for one year.

Appellant inflicted a serious wound on George Wells with an axe. According to the version of the State, the injured party was making no demonstration at the time he was struck by appellant, and had in no manner provoked the difficulty. Appellant testified that a quarrel arose between him and the injured party relative to some wood. We quote from appellant’s testimony as follows: “And I made the remark then and there that anybody that said I went on the Lawless land and…