Armstrong v. State

Appellant, Dudley Armstrong, was indicted, tried, and convicted, in the circuit court of Jefferson Davis county, on a charge of assault with intent to kill and murder one Jackie Williamson, and was sentenced to serve a term of five years in the state penitentiary, from which this appeal is prosecuted.

■ The evidence on behalf of the State and that on behalf of the defendant was conflicting. According to the testimony of Jackie Williamson, he and his jnephew went to the home of the appellant for the purpose of collecting a debt secured by a lien on a car owned by appellant, and were informed…