Williams v. State ( 1896 )

Atkinson, J.

Where, upon the trial of an indictment for an as- • sault, there was no evidence either of an intention or an attempt upon the part of the accused to commit a violent injury upon the- person alleged to have been assaulted, a verdict of guilty is contrary to law. Judgment reversed.

Seaborn WrigM, for plaintiff in error. W. J. Nunnally, soUoitor-gmeral, contra.