Harris v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the County Court of Law Ho. 2 of Harris. Tried, below before the Hon. Murray B. Jones. Appeal from a conviction of aggravated assault; penalty, a fine of twenty-five dollars.
1Opinion of the Court
MORROW, Judge.
The conviction was for aggravated assault, the punishment a fine of $25. The sole question is the sufficiency of the evidence;
The appellant was a teacher in one of the public schools of Houston and the alleged injured party was one of the pupils in the school. That appellant gave Max Larrieu, a hoy between thirteen and fourteen years of age, a whipping is not denied, hut it is claimed to be justified under article 1014, P. C., which permits the exercise of moderate restriction and correction of a pupil by the teacher.
The hoy, according to the testimony of appellant, had been…
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- Whitley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1894
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