Martin v. State

KRUEGER, Judge.

The offense is an assault with intent to murder. The punishment assessed is confinement in the state penitentiary for a period of five years.

Appellant’s first complaint is that the evidence is insufficient to sustain her conviction. To this we are unable to agree.

The State’s evidence shows that appellant and Jessie Turner, the injured party, were very close neighbors, their homes being only about ten or twelve feet from each other. On the day in question, Jessie Turner went into her back yard and noticed that a lot of trash had been deposited there. She remarked: “I am damn…