CHRISTESSON v. STATE

No. 34015.

353 S.W.2d 218 (1962)

Bert Wade CHRISTESSON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

January 3, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Blythe & Norvell, Clovis, N. M., Billy Hall, Littlefield, for appellant.

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


MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is assault with intent to murder; the punishment, seven years.

The prime question in this case is the propriety of the court charging on provoking the difficulty. The 750-page statement of facts will be condensed with that question in mind; that is, was there any evidence in this record to show that appellant, by his own willful act, brought about the necessity of assaulting the injured party and thus deprived himself of his right...

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