Chapman v. State

HAWKINS, Judge. —

Conviction is for aggravated assault, punishment being assessed at a fine of $25.00 and nine months’ imprisonment in the county jail.

The State’s case is that in a controversy arising over the detention of a women who owed a fine appellant took from one of the officers a pistol with which appellant then struck the officer over the eye. Appellant’s case is that the two officers (deputy constables) were drunk and attempted to arrest appellant without cause; that the officers drew pistols and one of them struck appellant over the head; that in defending himself appellant struck…