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Jones v. StateJones v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Nov 9, 1971
No. 44239
Reporters:
Before:
Morrison

OPINION

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is assault with intent to murder with malice; the punishment, ‍‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‍eight (8) years.

Appellant’s first ground of error is that the evidence is insufficient to show malice.

Appellant admitted firing the shot at close range that ‍‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‍hit the injured party but denied any intention of killing her. The Court submitted the issues of self-defense, assault with intent to murder without ‍‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‍malice, aggravated assault and simple assault.

The jury rejected appellant’s version of the shooting and based upon the testimony of State’s witnesses they were authorized ‍‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‍to do so. Hall v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 418 S.W.2d 810.

Tht other ground of error set forth in the brief relates to jury selection and there ‍‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‍is nothing in the record to support such contention.

The judgment is affirmed.

Case Details

Case Name: Jones v. State
Court Name: Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Date Published: Nov 9, 1971
Citations: 472 S.W.2d 515; No. 44239
Docket Number: No. 44239
Court Abbreviation: Tex. Crim. App.
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