Sebastian v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
The indictment charged appellant and one W. M. Gates jointly with assault with intent to murder Pryor Stribling on the 13th day of October, 1894. Appellant was alone tried in this case. Ho statement is required to further illustrate any of the questions discussed in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
EBOOKS, Judge.
Appellant was convicted of an aggravated assault, and his punishment assessed at a fine of $500.
Bill number 1 is substantially as follows: On direct examination the State asked the witness John W. Baker the following question: “Do you know whether or not he was a fugitive from justice from the time of the assault to murder of young Stripling until you brought him back from Kentucky, a year or two afterwards ?” to which question the witness answered: “I will first see if I understand exactly what you mean. If ‘fugitive from justice’ means out of the State, he was. I do not know…
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