Legal Opinion

Adams v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided November 27, 1940No. 21269PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

KRUEGER, Judge.

The offense is assault with intent to murder with malice The punishment assessed is confinement in the State penitentiary for a term of two years.

Appellant’s first complaint is that the evidence is insufficient to sustain his conviction of an assault with intent to murder.

The record shows that about 2:30 A. M. on the night in question appellant came to Poulos’ restaurant and went to sleep with his head resting on the counter. Poulos awakened him and asked him to go home. Appellant left, went to another restaurant, procured a steak knife with an iron handle and a blade seven…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Davis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1928
  2. Bryant v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1908
  3. Lyle v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1892
  4. Lewis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1919
  5. Onderdonck v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1940

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Barnett v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1942

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