Tillman v. State

The appellant was convicted in the Circuit Court of Lauderdale County on an indictment charging him with assault and battery with a.deadly weapon, towit, a shotgun, upon Helen Irby by shooting and wounding her, with intent to kill and murder her. He was sentenced to a term of seven years in the State penitentiary and from the judgment of conviction he prosecutes this appeal.

The facts as disclosed by the State’s proof are brief, and we state them as follows: The appellant operated an establishment in a building at or near Marion in Lauderdale County. It appears to have been a combination cafe…