VAUGHN v. STATE

No. 28866.

301 S.W.2d 641 (1957)

C. T. VAUGHN, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

April 3, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mac L. Bennett, Jr., Normangee, for appellant.

John M. Barron, County Atty., David B. Cofer, Jr., Asst. County Atty., Bryan, and Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


WOODLEY, Judge.

Appellant was jointly indicted with Leonard Wayne Wilson and Jack Bruce with disfiguring John Holt, Jr., the indictment alleging that acting together they did unlawfully, wilfully and maliciously make an assault by means of throwing combustible lighter fluid on the back and body of John Holt, Jr., and causing the combustible lighter fluid to be ignited, thereby setting fire to the body of said John Holt, Jr., and did wilfully and maliciously place...

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