Martini v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
GRAVES, Judge.
Appellant was convicted of seriously threatening to take the life of Pink Mefford, and upon his conviction therefor, was sentenced to pay a fine of $100.00 and serve a jail sentence of 60 days.
Appellant and Mefford lived on adjoining farms. On the day of the alleged threat, appellant was attempting to place a strand of wire to Mefford’s fence. They met at such place and evidently had an exchange of words and ideas. Eventually, aa, shown by the State, appellant called for his little girl who was with him, to hand him the hammer, which she did. Appellant, brandishing the hammer,…
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