SHARP v. STATE

No. 27966.

286 S.W.2d 420 (1956)

James M. SHARP, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

February 1, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

No appearance for appellant.

Dan Walton, Dist. Atty., Eugene Brady, Asst. Dist. Atty., Houston, Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


DICE, Commissioner.

Appellant was convicted of aggravated assault upon a female, under an indictment charging him with the offense of assault with intent to murder, and assessed punishment of two years in jail and a fine of $1,000.

The state's testimony shows that the appellant and Mrs. Geneva Howell, the injured female, had known each other for about a year and had dates together; that on the afternoon of April 23, 1955, appellant came to Mrs. Howell's apartment...

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