Lunsford v. State

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is aggravated assault; the punishment, six months. The prosecution was brought under Section 5 of Article 1147, Vernon’s Ann. P. C., the appellant being an adult male and the injured party a female. They were man and wife. It is undisputed that the participants had been drinking for many hours; that they had parked on a lonely road; that they had engaged in a fight; that the injured party had gone to sleep; and that some time later they were apprehended by police officers. The injured party was shown to have sustained black eyes, a cut lip, and multiple bruises.

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