Wilson v. State

LEIGH M. CLARK, Supernumerary Circuit Judge.

Appellant was indicted for an assault with intent to murder. The indictment followed the language prescribed by Form 16, Title 15, Section 259, Code of Alabama 1940. The jury found him guilty of an assault with a weapon and assessed a fine of $500.00. The court entered a judgment accordingly and as additional punishment imposed a sentence of four months imprisonment in the county jail or hard labor for the county. Defendant gave due notice of an appeal and filed a motion for a new trial, which was overruled by the trial court.

Upon arraignment and a…