Hearne v. State

LATTIMORE, Judge.

Conviction for assault to murder; punishment, two years in the penitentiary.

We see no need for setting out the facts at any length. All parties to the controversy are negroes. The state claimed coldblooded attempt at assassination. The defense was that extending over a period of two years and at various times the injured party Brown had threatened appellant, and on various occasions had made efforts to injure him. Appellant testified that following an attempted assault upon him on Saturday night, on the following Tuesday night he passed a place where Brown was, that Brown…