Kees v. State

HENDEBSON, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of aggravated assault, and his punishment assessed at a "fine of $25; hence this appeal.

The Assistant Attornéy-General has filed a motion to dismiss this appeal because of alleged defects in the recognizance: First. Because the recognizance does not recite that appellant was convicted of a misdemeanor, and the recitation that he was convicted of an “aggravated assault” is not a compliance with the statutes. We hold that aggravated assault (the same being a misdemeanor) is equivalent to a recitation that appellant was convicted of a misdemeanor, and the…