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DeGROOT v. STATE

No. 13-99-362-CR.

24 S.W.3d 456 (2000)

John Albert DeGROOT, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Corpus Christi.

Rehearing Overruled August 3, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rene B. Gonzalez, Brownsville, for Appellant.

Yolanda De Leon, Dist. Atty., John A. Olson, Asst. County & Dist. Atty., Brownsville, for State.

Before Justices HINOJOSA, CHAVEZ and RODRIGUEZ.

OPINION

Opinion by Justice CHAVEZ.

On February 10, 1999, appellant John Albert DeGroot, a Canadian graduate student studying in Brownsville, was found guilty of assault under section 22.01(a)(1) of the Texas Penal Code for his attack on his live-in girlfriend, also of Canada. Appellant pleaded not guilty, and waived his right to a trial by jury. The court sentenced him to 12 months in jail, then suspended the sentence and placed him on community supervision...

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