Cole v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
The opinion states the case. Leaving out formal parts, the indictment charged that Maria Cole, on or about the 14th day of October, one thousand nine hundred and ten, and anterior to the presentment of this indictment, in the county of Burleson and State of Texas, did then and there unlawfully make an assault in and upon Jim Hadley, with the intent then and there of maiming the said Jim Hadley, by then and there attempting to cut off the penis of the said Jim Hadley, against…
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The opinion states the case. Leaving out formal parts, the indictment charged that Maria Cole, on or about the 14th day of October, one thousand nine hundred and ten, and anterior to the presentment of this indictment, in the county of Burleson and State of Texas, did then and there unlawfully make an assault in and upon Jim Hadley, with the intent then and there of maiming the said Jim Hadley, by then and there attempting to cut off the penis of the said Jim Hadley, against the peace and dignity of the State.
1Opinion of the Court
HARPER, Judge.
Appellant was convicted in the District Court of Burleson County under an indictment charging her with an assault in and upon one Jim Hadley with the intent of maiming the said Jim Hadley by attempting to cut off his penis, and her punishment was assessed at confinement in the penitentiary for a term of two years.
The evidence offered in behalf of the State shows that the injured party, Jim Hadley, and the defendant had been very intimate and had been having carnal intercourse with each other for some time; that Jim Hadley had ceased paying attention to the defendant and had…
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