Stone v. State

KRUEGER, Judge. —

Appellant was convicted of' an aggravated assault and battery, and his punishment was assessed at a fine of $200.

The count in the information upon which appellant was convicted, charged in substance, that on or about the 15th day of February, 1937, W. D. Stone, an adult male person, did commit an aggravated assault upon Mary Beth Kerr, a female person, etc.

The State’s testimony shows that the adopted daughter of appellant, who was attending the public school, was punished by her teacher, Mrs. Mary Beth Kerr, for having told a falsehood. Appellant, who had come to the…