Jones v. State

OPINION

CLINTON, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for retaliation, denounced by V.T.C.A. Penal Code, § 36.06. The trial court assessed punishment at five years.

The evidence reflects that pursuant to a telephone call from appellant in Dallas on June 16, 1977, appellant’s estranged wife, Glenda Jones, left Fort Worth and the two met at the Continental bus station in Dallas at approximately 1:30 p.m. They walked into the station cafeteria and sat down. The restaurant manager, Catherine Bonds, testified that appellant was speaking loudly, using profane language, so she asked him to “watch…