BENTON v. STATE

33197.

83 Ga. App. 106 (1950)

62 S.E.2d 378

BENTON v. THE STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Rehearing Denied December 12, 1950.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. A. Wells Jr., H. Alonzo Woods, for plaintiff in error.

W. H. Lanier, Solicitor-General, contra.


GARDNER, J.

The defendant, Ed Benton, was convicted of assault with intent to murder. His motion for a new trial was overruled, and he assigns error here. There were three eye-witnesses to the shooting, who testified. From the evidence, the jury were authorized to find that the defendant lived on the farm of Mr. C. A. Clark in the capacity of a cropper. The shooting occurred on Sunday afternoon about dark. Mr. Clark had, on that afternoon, ridden a horse to inspect...

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