Baldwin v. State

The accused was tried under an indictment for assault with intent to murder, and was found guilty of shooting at another. In the bill of exceptions he complains of the overruling of his motion for a new trial. There was some conflict in the evidence as to the events immediately preceding the occurrence under investigation. It seems, however, that a state of bad feeling existed between the accused, Baldwin, and the prosecutor, Blackburn, and that a difficulty between them was not unexpected. About all that is certain from the evidence is that on the day when the difficulty took place Blackburn…