Arnold v. State

OPINION

ODOM, Judge.

This appeal is from a conviction for the offense of seriously threatening life. The jury returned a verdict of guilty, after which the punishment was assessed by the court at a fine of $100.00 and 30 days in jail; the jail time was probated for one year.

Initially, appellant contends that “the state wholly failed to prove venue” and that the record does not show that the jury was duly sworn in.

Article 44.24, Vernon’s Ann.C.C.P., provides, in part:

“The court shall presume that the venue was proved in the court below; that the jury was properly impaneled and sworn; . unless…