State v. Washington

Willie Washington appeals from his conviction and sentence for shooting with intent to kill Will Gunn.

Defendant's complaint, which is set out in five bills of exception, is, that the trial judge erred in refusing to permit the introduction of evidence of alleged prior threats by the prosecuting witness against him.

The ruling of the trial judge, as shown by his statement per curiam, was based on the following facts, viz.:

"The testimony of the witnesses showed that the prosecuting witness, Will Gunn, was sitting on the porch of a storehouse in a chair, leaning back against the wall, when…