Long v. State

Citations

• 34 Tex. 566

Syllabus

<p>An “ assault with intent to kill ” is not an offense under our criminal law. A verdict, therefore, convicting a party of an “ assault with intent to kill ” is nugatory, and will not support a judgment founded thereon. Though the word “ murder ” may have been omitted from the verdict by mere inadvertence, yet it cannot be supplied by the court.</p>