BENNETT v. STATE

No. 30957.

330 S.W.2d 453 (1959)

W. M. BENNETT, Appellant, v. STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

December 16, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William L. Scarborough, Corpus Christi, for appellant.

Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


MORRISON, Presiding Judge.

The offense is aggravated assault; the punishment, 30 days in jail and a fine of $250.

Our prior opinion is withdrawn.

Employees of Emmord's Boat Barn called Mrs. Powless, wife of the injured party, and instructed her to have her husband come and get his boat because hurricane Ella was due to arrive in Corpus Christi that night and they did not have sufficient facilities to protect it. After Powless got off work he, his wife...

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