King v. State

BELCHER, Judge.

The conviction is for assault with intent to murder with malice; the punishment, 5 years.

The sufficiency of the evidence to support the conviction is challenged.

The testimony of the state shows that Deputy Sheriff Nagel went to appellant’s one room rural home to investigate a complaint that appellant had made some unwanted visits to a married man’s home in the community. He had no warrant of arrest for appellant and did not go to arrest him but to talk with him and warn him to stay away from the neighbor’s home. Appellant was in his house when Officer Nagel arrived; refused to…