Holden v. State

The appellant was convicted of an assault upon Osborne Moody with a deadly weapon, towit: a 22 rifle, with intent to kill and murder him. He was sentenced to two *729years in the State penitentiary and appeals. He argues two grounds for reversal of the judgment of conviction.

He contends, first, that the evidence of the State is insufficient to prove the intent to kill. The State’s proof showed substantially the following:

The difficulty occurred in the White Sand Community, a rural section out from Poplarville. Osborne Moody was a deputy sheriff. He received information that there had been some…