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Bensaw v. StateBensaw v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Dec 11, 1935
No. 17808.
Reporters:
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Before:
Christian
CHRISTIAN, Judge.

The offense is aggravated assault; the punishment, a fine of one hundred dollars and confinement in jail for ‍​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‍ninety days.

The testimony of the State was to the effect that appellant attacked Eugene Williams and shot at him with a gun. It was appellant’s theory, given support in his testimony, that he shot in the air for ‍​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‍the purpose of frightening the injured party.

Bill of exception No. 1 relates to the action of the court in permitting the injured party to testify. We find nothing in the bill showing that the witness was disqualified.

Bill ‍​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‍of exception No. 5 relates to the action of the court in permitting the State to elicit from appellant on cross-examination that he had theretofore paid a fine for theft. This *475 testimony was admissible for the purpose of ‍​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‍impeaching appellant.

We are unable to agree with the appellant that the evidence is insufficient.

A careful examination of the record leads us to the conclusion that reversible error is not. presented.

The judgment is affirmed.

Affirmed.

The foregoing opinion of the Commission ‍​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‍of Appeals has been examined by the Judges of the Court of Criminal Appeals and approved by the Court.

Case Details

Case Name: Bensaw v. State
Court Name: Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Date Published: Dec 11, 1935
Citations: 88 S.W.2d 495; 129 Tex. Crim. 474; 1935 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 531; No. 17808.
Docket Number: No. 17808.
Court Abbreviation: Tex. Crim. App.
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