Gilson v. State

CHRISTIAN, Judge.

A fine of five hundred dollars each was assessed against the appellants upon a conviction for aggravated assault.

Two women gave testimony which, if accepted by the jury, would have entitled appellants to an acquittal. It is shown that there was nothing in the testimony adduced upon the trial or in the demeanor or appearance of these women indicating that they were women of ill-fame. In their motion for new trial, appellants alleged that the jury, after retiring to deliberate upon the case, received other testimony. The specific complaint was that, before the verdict was…