Legal Opinion

Chambless v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided March 23, 1904No. 2979PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Appeal from the County Court of Ellis. Tried below before Hon. Lee Hawkins. Appeal from a conviction of aggravated assault; penalty, a fine of $1000 and two years confinement in the county jail. The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

HENDERSON,Judge.

Appellant was convicted of an aggravated assault, and his punishment assessed at a fine of $1000 and two years confinement in the county jail; hence this appeal.

Appellant insists that, in view of the evidence, the court should have given his special requested instruction to the effect that, if defendant tried to kiss Rosa Singleton, but did so with no intention to injure her or her feelings, and had probable grounds to believe, and did believe, that such trying to kiss her would not be objected to by her, or would not be offensive to her feelings, then he would not be guilty…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Fuller v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1903

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. State v. HigginsMissouri Court of Appeals · 1952
  2. Calliham v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1912
  3. Koen v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1906
  4. Nelson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1929
  5. Suiter v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1931

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