Reyes v. State

GRAVES, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of an assault with intent to murder upon one Chow Lung, a Chinese, and awarded a penalty of five years in the penitentiary.

The State’s evidence presents an unprovoked assault upon the part of appellant with a knife containing a blade of about four inches in length, with which eight stab wounds were made upon the body of Chow Lung.

Appellant’s defense shows an effort upon the part of the complaining witness toward familiarity with one Martha Diaz, whom appellant claimed as his wife, and the fact that it was claimed Chow Lung had slapped Martha at an earlier…