Cotton v. State

On the 15th day of October, 1919, Tom Cotton was convicted of assault committed upon the person of Dan Lee with a sharp and dangerous weapon, with the intent to do bodily harm, and without justifiable or excusable cause. His punishment was fixed at imprisonment in the state penitentiary for a term of four years.

The charge, as set out in the information, in part states:

"That Tom Cotton * # # did commit the crime of assault with a dangerous weapon in the manner and form as follows: That is to say, the defendant did, in said county and state, at the date above named, unlawfully, willfully, and…