Wade v. State

SAM ROBERTSON, Justice.

In the ease before us, appellant was convicted of murder and sentenced to twenty years imprisonment. Four grounds of error are brought on appeal. The first three complain of insufficient evidence to find intent, knowledge, and voluntariness. The fourth ground urges error in the court’s failure to submit a jury charge on aggravated assault.

Briefly, the facts are as follows. On the night of August 12, 1980, appellant came home from work and, stating he was “throwing up the devil,” vomited. Thereafter, he fought with his wife, grabbed her throat, and choked her. The next…