Petty v. State

352 S.W.2d 285 (1961)

Roscoe PETTY, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Texas, Appellee.

No. 33950.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

November 29, 1961.

Leland D. Sutton, Abilene (On Appeal Only), for appellant.

Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is assault with intent to murder; the punishment, six years.

The State's evidence reflects that appellant without any provocation stabbed the injured party in the stomach with a knife which penetrated four inches and cut the small intestine in five places. The doctor who treated the injured party described the wound as one…