MORALES v. STATE

No. 60653.

633 S.W.2d 866 (1982)

Richard MORALES, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, Panel No. 3.

May 19, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John L. Lesley, Amarillo, for appellant.

Barry E. Blackwell, Dist. Atty., Dumas, Robert Huttash, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

Before ODOM, W. C. DAVIS and McCORMICK, JJ.


OPINION

W. C. DAVIS, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of aggravated assault. The jury assessed punishment at five years.

Appellant's sole contention on appeal is that the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict of the jury in that it was not established that the knife used by appellant to injure the complainant was in fact a deadly weapon as alleged in the indictment.

The State presented testimony from two witnesses. Rosa Jimenez,...

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