Jones v. State

LATTIMORE, Judge.

— Conviction for aggravated assault; punishment, a fine of $50.00.

The legal points raised will be the only ones discussed. The State offered Mr. Payne as a witness. Appellant asked him if he had not been sent to the penitentiary for robbery, and he said yes, — some thirty years ago. The bill of exception states that the purpose of the question was to establish the incompetence of the witness so that his testimony might be objected to. Upon the answer, objection was made on the ground that the witness had been convicted of a felony and was disqualified. The court overruled the…