Williams v. State

OPINION ON STATE’S MOTION FOR REHEARING

ROBERTS, Judge.

Our prior opinion is withdrawn.

This appellant was found guilty of assault. The court assessed his punishment at a year in jail (probated) and a fine of $500. He makes seven claims of error in the court’s charge to the jury, some of which must be evaluated in the factual context of the case.

The appellant and the complainant were lovers who had been living together for several months. They went in the appellant’s car to a bar. After several hours at the bar they quarrelled, and the appellant left. Sometime later the appellant returned to the…