Legal Opinion

Faulkner v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided January 24, 1940No. 20729Published

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion

On a former day of this term of Court, we dismissed the appeal in this case by reason of a defective record. Since then the record has been perfected. Therefore the appeal is reinstated and the case will now be disposed of on its merits.

Appellant's main contention seems to be that the evidence is insufficient to justify and sustain his conviction of an aggravated assault, in that the proof fails to show that serious injury was inflicted upon the assaulted party. The salient facts proved relative to the extent of the injury are in substance as follows:

George Bradley, the injured party,…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Roberts v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1925
  2. Aven v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1915
  3. McKinney v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1916
  4. Smiley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1920
  5. Fulkerson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1909

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