SWANSON v. STATE

No. 32838.

342 S.W.2d 314 (1961)

SWANSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

January 25, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

D. Bart Mauzy, Houston, for appellant.

Dan Walton, Dist. Atty., Carl E. F. Dally, J. R. Musselwhite, Asst. Dist. Attys., Houston, and Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


McDONALD, Judge.

The offense is aggravated assault, with punishment assessed at thirty days in jail.

The evidence reflects that the appellant and the injured party were in a cafe in the city of Houston when the difficulty started. Appellant was sitting on a stool at the bar, while Jackson, the injured party, was standing in front of him, holding an open knife in his hand. The two men talked together in low tones.

State's witness, Ida Mae Johnson, testified...

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