MORRIS v. STATE

No. 42072.

440 S.W.2d 855 (1969)

Claude Eddie MORRIS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

May 21, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sam R. Wilson, Houston, for appellant.

Carol S. Vance, Dist. Atty., Phyllis Bell and Joe Maida, Asst. Dist. Attys., Houston, and Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


OPINION

WOODLEY, Presiding Justice.

The offense is assault with intent to murder with malice; the punishment, 25 years.

Trial was before a jury on December 12, 1967. The plea was not guilty.

During the trial and after the state had rested, evidence was offered by the defense which, for the first time, raised the issue of present insanity and insanity at the time the offense was shown to have been committed.

No motion was filed or...

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