Virgil v. State, 29 S.W.2d 394

LATTIMORE, Judge.

Conviction for simple assault; punishment, a fine of $5.00.

A motion ‍‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍for new trial on the ground of newly discovered evidence must be sworn to. Barber v. State, 35 Texas Crim. Rep. ‍‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍70; Dodson v. State, 92 Texas Crim. Rep. 488; Miles v. State, 99 Texas Crim. Rep. 337.

We think one charged with an ‍‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍assault by striking another man with his fist, could not complain of a variance upon conviction supported by proof that ‍‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍he violently caught the alleged injured party by the throat with his hands. These are the only matters complained of.

Finding ‍‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍no error in the record, the judgment will be affirmed.

Affirmed.

Case Details

Case Name: Virgil v. State

Court Name: Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Date Published: May 21, 1930

Citations: 29 S.W.2d 394; 115 Tex. Crim. 123; 1930 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 367; No. 13355.

Docket Number: No. 13355.

Court Abbreviation: Tex. Crim. App.