Williams v. State

Appellant was convicted of the offense of assault with intent to murder, and sentenced to serve imprisonment in the penitentiary for an indeterminate term of from two to four years.

He is represented here by able counsel, who have filed an excellent brief in his behalf. Their main argument for a reversal of the judgment of conviction is based upon the admission of certain testimony, which we shall mention.

The assaulted party was one Troy Kimbrell, and the assault, which was admitted, though self-defense was claimed as a justification, occurred outside the yard in front of a house where both…