Williams v. State

McCORD, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for assault with intent to murder with a punishment of seven years.

The fairness of the trial in the court below is assailed in this court upon three grounds. First, the insufficiency of the testimony; second, upon the ground of newly discovered evidence, and, third, the misconduct of the jury. As to the first ground it is sufficient to say that the testimony amply supports the verdict. The proof shows that the appellant and the prosecuting witness Joe Hall were at a social gathering on the 19th of June last year. As the prosecuting witness Joe…