Davis v. State

Willis Davis was convicted of an assault with intent to murder, committed upon Arthur Gentry. The case was before the Court of Appeals on a former conviction. Davis v. State, 20 Ala. App. 131, 101 So. 171.

The case made by the state’s testimony on the second trial is briefly this:

Sheriff Chambless and Deputies Gentry and Jackson, walking abreast on a neighborhood road about 9 o’clock at night, came upon the defendant sitting on the end of a log by the roadside. Defendant called, “Who in the hell is that?” raising a gun from his lap. The sheriff called, “Don’t you shoot.” Jackson flashed a…