GORDON v. STATE

No. 38723.

396 S.W.2d 880 (1965)

Henry Lee GORDON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

December 15, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Weldon H. Berry, Houston, for appellant.

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


MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is aggravated assault on a peace officer; the punishment, nine months in jail and a fine of $1,000.

We are met at the outset with the question of the sufficiency of the evidence to show that an assault was made. There is no question that the injured party, a Texas Highway Patrolman, was an officer and was in the performance of the duties of his office of routine patrol. He observed a Pontiac automobile pass another automobile in...

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