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STOKES v. STATE

No. 27930.

286 S.W.2d 141 (1956)

Algle STOKES, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

January 18, 1956.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A. W. Salyars, Lubbock, for appellant.

Travis D. Shelton, Dist. Atty., and James F. Moore, Asst. Dist. Atty., Lubbock, and Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

MORRISON, Presiding Judge.

The offense is assault with intent to murder; the punishment, 3 years.

There were, as always, certain discrepancies in the evidence for the State and the defense, but we feel that the following is a fair synopsis of the pertinent facts here presented.

The injured party, Wilson, and his wife were the operators of the Food Spot, a cafe in the colored section of the City of Lubbock...

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