Ferrell v. State

DAVIDSON, Judge.

Assault with intent to murder is the offense; the punishment, two years in the penitentiary.

Appellant does not seriously contend that the facts showing that he shot the injured party in the left wrist at close range with a 12-gauge shotgun were not sufficient to authorize the jury’s conclusion of guilt. His contention is that the facts also raised the issue of accidental shooting, which should have been submitted to the jury notwithstanding the fact that no exception or objection was reserved to the court’s charge or special requested charge seeking to have that issue…