Little v. State

CHRISTIAN, Judge.

The offense is assault with intent to murder without malice; the punishment, confinement in the penitentiary for one year.

H. B. Hill, the injured party, and appellant are negroes. It appears that they had been going together for some time. It was the version of the State that appellant resented the fact that Hill was paying attention to another negro woman. On the 15th of June, 1935, according to the testimony of the State, Hill was standing on the street talking to two negro women when appellant approached, and, without warning, drew a pistol and shot him several times.…