BLESSETT v. STATE

No. 31043.

329 S.W.2d 434 (1959)

Anna King BLESSETT, Appellant, v. STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

November 11, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Baker, Callahan & Brady by Andrew Z. Baker, Galveston, for appellant.

Jules Damiani, Jr., Dist. Atty., Thomas L. Douvry, Asst. Dist. Atty., Galveston, and Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


BELCHER, Commissioner.

The conviction is for assault with intent to murder; the punishment, three years.

The evidence shows that on April 20, 1958, the appellant committed an assault upon Dorothy Bolton, by shooting her with a pistol.

Appellant testifying in her own behalf admits that she shot the assaulted party with a pistol but states that she acted in self-defense.

Appellant contends that the trial court erred in requiring her to testify...

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