Justiss v. State

DAVIDSON, Presiding Judge.

Appellant was convicted of aggravated assault and fined $25. This Is the lowest possible punishment a jury could have given under a conviction for aggravated assault. The evidence shows the assaulted party, Moss, had a contract with appellant to paint a house. He was negligent about it and had ceased work. Appellant, riding along the street in his buggy, saw Moss and asked him why he was not fulfilling his contract. This led finally to a wordy altercation about which there is a difference of statements. The language was not of a friendly character on the part of…