Thompson v. State

521 S.W.2d 621 (1974)

Freeman E. THOMPSON, Appellant,

v.

The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

No. 48074.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

October 30, 1974.

Jack W. London and Joe Daniel Stokes, III, Austin, for appellant.

Robert D. Smith, Dist. Atty. and Carl Clover, Asst. Dist. Atty., Austin, David A. Sheppard, Dist. Atty. and Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

OPINION

DALLY, Commissioner.

The conviction is for assault with the intent to murder a peace officer; the punishment, imprisonment for thirty-five years. In one of his grounds of error, the appellant contends that he was entitled…